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Learning the Belarusian Prepositions is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Belarusian language. But first we need to know what the role of Prepositions is in the structure of the grammar in Belarusian.
Belarusian prepositions link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition. Here are some examples:
| English Prepositions | Belarusian Prepositions |
|---|---|
| Prepositions | Prinazownіkі - Прыназоўнікі |
| inside the house | oosyaredzіnye/oonootri doma - усярэдзіне/унутры дома |
| outside the car | znadvorkoo/zvonkoo awtamabіlya - знадворку/звонку аўтамабіля |
| with me | sa mnoy - са мной |
| without him | byez yago - без яго |
| under the table | pad stalom - пад сталом |
| after tomorrow | paslyazawtra - паслязаўтра |
| before sunset | da zakhodoo sontza - да заходу сонца |
| but I'm busy | alye ya zanyati - але я заняты |
Notice the structure of the Prepositions in Belarusian.
Below is a list of the Time place and demonstrative pronouns in Belarusian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Belarusian vocabulary.
| English Prepositions | Belarusian Prepositions |
|---|---|
| about | ab/pra - аб/пра |
| above | vishey - вышэй |
| across | praz - праз |
| after | paslya - пасля |
| against | soopratzʲ - супраць |
| among | syarod/pamіʐ/mіʐ - сярод/паміж/між |
| around | navokal/vakol/nawkol - навокал/вакол/наўкол |
| as | yak - як |
| at | kalya/lya; za; oo/na - каля/ля; за; у/на |
| before | ranyey; pyerad; da - раней; перад; да |
| behind | zzadoo/za/pa-za - ззаду/за/па-за |
| below | nіʐey - ніжэй |
| beneath | pad/nіʐey - пад/ніжэй |
| beside | pobach z/kalya/lya - побач з/каля/ля |
| between | pamіʐ - паміж |
| beyond | pa toy bok/za; vishey/pa-za - па той бок/за; вышэй/па-за |
| but | alye - але |
| by | kalya/lya/pri; k/da - каля/ля/пры; к/да |
| despite | nyaglyedzyachi na/nasoopyerak/nasoopor - нягледзячы на/насуперак/насупор |
| down | oonіz pa - уніз па |
| during | na pratzyagoo - на працягу |
| except | akramya/aproch/za viklyochennyem - акрамя/апроч/за выключэннем |
| for | na pratzyagoo/na; dzyelya/dlya; oo/da; za; zamyest - на працягу/на; дзеля/для; у/да; за; замест |
| from | ad - ад |
| in | oo/na; praz - у/на; праз |
| inside | oonootri/oosyaredzіnye - унутры/усярэдзіне |
| into | oo; oonootr; na - у; унутр; на |
| near | kalya/lya - каля/ля |
| next | paslya/zatim; nastoopni - пасля/затым; наступны |
| of | ab/pra; z - аб/пра; з |
| on | na; oo/pa; ab/pra - на; у/па; аб/пра |
| opposite | nasoopratzʲ - насупраць |
| out | z/pa - з/па |
| outside | znadvorkoo/zvonkoo - знадворку/звонку |
| over | nad/vishey; tzyeraz; zvish/bolʲsh - над/вышэй; цераз; звыш/больш |
| per | na koʐnaga; pa; praz - на кожнага; па; праз |
| plus | plyos; a taksama - плюс; а таксама |
| round | navokal/kroogom/nawkola - навокал/кругом/наўкола |
| since | z; z tago chasoo yak - з; з таго часу як |
| than | chim/yak - чым/як |
| through | praz/skrozʲ/oo - праз/скрозь/у |
| till | da - да |
| to | oo/na/da; byez - у/на/да; без |
| toward | (oo kіroonkoo) da; pad/kalya (pra chas); (oo adnosіnakh) da - (у кірунку) да; пад/каля (пра час); (у адносінах) да |
| under | pad; nіʐey/myensh chim; pavodlye/adpavyedana; za (pra chas) - пад; ніжэй/менш чым; паводле/адпаведана; за (пра час) |
| unlike | oo adroznyennye ad - у адрозненне ад |
| until | da - да |
| up | oovyerkh pa - уверх па |
| via | praz - праз |
| with | z/razam z; ad; oo - з/разам з; ад; у |
| within | oo myeʐakh - у межах |
| without | byez - без |
| two words | dva slovi - два словы |
| according to | zgodna z/pavodlye/adpavyedna - згодна з/паводле/адпаведна |
| because of | z prichini/z-za/praz - з прычыны/з-за/праз |
| close to | blіzka da - блізка да |
| due to | dzyakooyochi - дзякуючы |
| except for | akramya/aproch/za viklyochennyem - акрамя/апроч/за выключэннем |
| far from | dalyoka ad - далёка ад |
| inside of | oonootri/oosyaredzіnye - унутры/усярэдзіне |
| instead of | zamyest/oozamyen - замест/узамен |
| near to | kalya/lya - каля/ля |
| next to | blіzoo; pobach z - блізу; побач з |
| outside of | pa-za chimsʲ - па-за чымсь |
| prior to | pyerad/da - перад/да |
| three words | tri slovi - тры словы |
| as far as | da - да |
| as well as | і ... і; taksama/oo dadatak - і ... і; таксама/у дадатак |
| in addition to | apracha/akramya tago/da tago ʐ - апрача/акрамя таго/да таго ж |
| in front of | spyeradoo/napyeradzye - спераду/наперадзе |
| in spite of | nyaglyedzyachi na/nye zvaʐayochi na - нягледзячы на/не зважаючы на |
| on behalf of | ad іmya - ад імя |
| on top of | na vyersye (chagosʲ)/oo vyerkhnyay chastzi - на версе (чагось)/у верхняй часцы |
| demonstrative prepositions | demanstratiwniya prinazownіkі - дэманстратыўныя прыназоўнікі |
| this | geti/geta; geta (vosʲ) tak - гэты/гэта; гэта (вось) так |
| that | toy/taya/toye; geti/geta - той/тая/тое; гэты/гэта |
| these | getiya - гэтыя |
| those | tiya - тыя |
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