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Learning the Greek Prepositions displayed below is vital to the language. Greek 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 | Greek Prepositions |
|---|---|
| Prepositions | Prothesewn - Προθέσεων |
| inside the house | mesa sto spiti - μέσα στο σπίτι |
| outside the car | eksw apo to aftokinhto - έξω από το αυτοκίνητο |
| with me | mazi mou - μαζί μου |
| without him | xwris afton - χωρίς αυτον |
| under the table | katw apo to trapezi - κάτω από το τραπέζι |
| after tomorrow | methayrio - μεθαύριο |
| before sunset | prin to hliovasilema - πριν το ηλιοβασίλεμα |
| but I'm busy | alla eimai apasxolhmenos - αλλά είμαι απασχολημένος |
Notice the structure of the Prepositions in Greek.
Below is a list of the Time place and demonstrative pronouns in Greek placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Greek vocabulary.
| English Prepositions | Greek Prepositions |
|---|---|
| about | peripou - περίπου |
| above | anw - άνω |
| across | apenanti - απέναντι |
| after | meta - μετά |
| against | kata - κατά |
| among | metaksy twn - μεταξύ των |
| around | gyrw - γύρω |
| as | ws - ως |
| at | sto - στο |
| before | protoy - προτού |
| behind | pisw - πίσω |
| below | parakatw - παρακάτω |
| beneath | katw apo - κάτω από |
| beside | dipla - δίπλα |
| between | metaksy - μεταξύ |
| beyond | pera - πέρα |
| but | alla - αλλά |
| by | me - με |
| despite | para - παρά |
| down | katw - κάτω |
| during | kata th diarkeia ths - κατά τη διάρκεια της |
| except | ektos - εκτός |
| for | gia - για |
| from | apo - από |
| in | se - σε |
| inside | entos - εντός |
| into | se - σε |
| near | konta - κοντά |
| next | epomenh - επόμενη |
| of | tou - του |
| on | epi - επί |
| opposite | apenanti - απέναντι |
| out | eksw - έξω |
| outside | ektos - εκτός |
| over | epi - επί |
| per | ana - ανά |
| plus | syn - συν |
| round | gyros - γύρος |
| since | apo - από |
| than | apo - από |
| through | esw - έσω |
| till | ews - έως |
| to | na - να |
| toward | pros - προς |
| under | ypo - υπό |
| unlike | se antithesh me - σε αντίθεση με |
| until | mexri - μέχρι |
| up | epanw - επάνω |
| via | mesw - μέσω |
| with | me - με |
| within | entos - εντός |
| without | xwris - χωρίς |
| two words | dyo lekseis - δύο λέξεις |
| according to | symfwna me - σύμφωνα με |
| because of | eksaitias - εξαιτίας |
| close to | konta sto - κοντά στο |
| due to | logw - λόγω |
| except for | ektos apo ta - εκτός από τα |
| far from | makria apo - μακριά από |
| inside of | mesa sto - μεσα στο |
| instead of | anti tou - αντί του |
| near to | konta sto - κοντά στο |
| next to | dipla se - δίπλα σε |
| outside of | ektos tou - εκτός του |
| prior to | prin apo - πριν από |
| three words | treis lekseis - τρεις λέξεις |
| as far as | sto metro tou - στο μέτρο του |
| as well as | kathws kai - καθώς και |
| in addition to | epipleon - επιπλέον |
| in front of | brosta apo - μπροστά από |
| in spite of | para - παρά |
| on behalf of | eks onomatos ths - εξ ονόματος της |
| on top of | epiprosthetws - επιπροσθέτως |
| demonstrative pronouns | deiktikh prothesewn - δεικτική προθέσεων |
| this | afto - αυτό |
| that | oti - ότι |
| these | aftes - αυτές |
| those | ekeines - εκείνες |
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