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Learning the Bengali 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 Bengali language. But first we need to know what the role of Prepositions is in the structure of the grammar in Bengali.
Bengali 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 | Bengali Prepositions |
|---|---|
| Prepositions | purber aubosthan - পুর্বএর্ ঔবওস্তন্ |
| inside the house | barir moddhe - বরির্ মওড্দএ |
| outside the car | car ar bahire - cঅর্ অর্ বহিরএ |
| with me | amar sathe - অমর্ সতএ |
| without him | tahake sara - টহকএ সর |
| under the table | table ar niche - টব্লএ অর্ নিচএ |
| after tomorrow | porsu, agami kaler pore - পওর্সু, অগমি কলএর্ পওরএ |
| before sunset | surjasster purbe - সুর্জস্স্টএর্ পুর্বএ |
| but I'm busy | kinto ami basto - কিন্টও অমি বস্টও |
Notice the structure of the Prepositions in Bengali.
Below is a list of the Time place and demonstrative pronouns in Bengali placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Bengali vocabulary.
| English Prepositions | Bengali Prepositions |
|---|---|
| about | somondhe - সওমওন্দএ |
| above | upore - উপওরএ |
| across | opor pare - ওপওর্ পরএ |
| after | pore - পওরএ |
| against | pokkhe - পওক্খএ |
| among | segulo - সএগুলও |
| around | ghora - ঘওর |
| as | hisebe - হিসএবএ |
| at | ata, ai bivinno kheter baborito hoy - অট, ঐ বিবিন্নও খএটএর্ ববওরিটও হওয্ |
| before | purbe - পুর্বএ |
| behind | hondo, pesone - হওন্ডও, পএসওনএ |
| below | niche - নিচএ |
| beneath | niche, tole - নিচএ, টওলএ |
| beside | parshe - পর্শএ |
| between | duyer moddho - ডুযএর্ মওড্দও |
| beyond | atit, aticrom koria - অটিট্, অটিcরওম্ কওরিঅ |
| but | kinto - কিন্টও |
| by | dara - ডর |
| despite | beddes, abogga - বএড্ডএস্, অবওগ্গ |
| down | niche - নিচএ |
| during | cholitese - চওলিটএসএ |
| except | grohon kora - গ্রওহওন্ কওর |
| for | jonno - জওন্নও |
| from | hoite - হওইটএ |
| in | moddhe - মওড্দএ |
| inside | vetore - বএটওরএ |
| into | majhkhane - মঝ্খনএ |
| near | nikote - নিকওটএ |
| next | pore - পওরএ |
| of | ar, ar jonno - অর্, অর্ জওন্নও |
| on | ar - অর্ |
| opposite | biporit - বিপওরিট্ |
| out | bahire - বহিরএ |
| outside | bahire - বহিরএ |
| over | projoner cheo beshi - প্রওজওনএর্ চএও বএশি |
| per | proti, prottek - প্রওটি, প্রওট্টএক্ |
| plus | add, jog - অড্ড্, জওগ্ |
| round | ghora - ঘওর |
| since | nirdisto korte bujhay - নির্ডিস্টও কওর্টএ বুঝয্ |
| than | cheye - চএযএ |
| through | nikkhep kora - নিক্খএপ্ কওর |
| till | akhono - অখওনও |
| to | hote, theke, cheye - হওটএ, তএকএ, চএযএ |
| toward | totpor, asonno - টওট্পওর্, অসওন্নও |
| under | niche - নিচএ |
| unlike | auposondo, kora - ঔপওসওন্ডও, কওর |
| until | porjonto - পওর্জওন্টও |
| up | upore - উপওরএ |
| via | protilipi - প্রওটিলিপি |
| with | dara - ডর |
| within | vetore, moddhe - বএটওরএ, মওড্দএ |
| without | tasara - টসর |
| two words | duti sobdo - ডুটি সওব্ডও |
| according to | aunusare - ঔনুসরএ |
| because of | ai karone - ঐ করওনএ |
| close to | bondo korte - বওন্ডও কওর্টএ |
| due to | karon bosoto - করওন্ বওসওটও |
| except for | grohon joggo - গ্রওহওন্ জওগ্গও |
| far from | dur hoite - ডুর্ হওইটএ |
| inside of | nikot hoite - নিকওট্ হওইটএ |
| instead of | sthole, bodole, poriborte - স্তওলএ, বওডওলএ, পওরিবওর্টএ |
| near to | oti nikote - ওটি নিকওটএ |
| next to | porobortite - পওরওবওর্টিটএ |
| outside of | bahir hoite - বহির্ হওইটএ |
| prior to | purbe, age - পুর্বএ, অগএ |
| three words | thinti sobdo - তিন্টি সওব্ডও |
| as far as | joto dur, toto dur - জওটও ডুর্, টওটও ডুর্ |
| as well as | joto taratari - জওটও টরটরি |
| in addition to | asokto korte - অসওক্টও কওর্টএ |
| in front of | sommukkhe/ samone - সওম্মুক্খএ/ সমওনএ |
| in spite of | sotteo, ta sotteo - সওট্টএও, ট সওট্টএও |
| on behalf of | uporokto - উপওরওক্টও |
| on top of | urdhe - উর্দএ |
| demonstrative pronouns | nirdesok sobdo/ utso - নির্ডএসওক্ সওব্ডও/ উট্সও |
| this | ai - ঐ |
| that | oi - ওই |
| these | ai gulo - ঐ গুলও |
| those | oi gulo - ওই গুলও |
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