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Learning the Nepali 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 Nepali language. But first we need to know what the role of Prepositions is in the structure of the grammar in Nepali.
Nepali 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 | Nepali Prepositions |
|---|---|
| Prepositions | |
| inside the house | ghar bhitra - घर भित्र |
| outside the car | kar baahir - कार बाहिर |
| with me | masang - मसँग |
| without him | u bina - उ बिना |
| under the table | tabal muni - टेबल मुनि |
| after tomorrow | parsi - पर्सी |
| before sunset | sooryaast aghi - सूर्यास्त अघि |
| but I'm busy | tar m vyast chhu - तर म व्यस्त छु |
Notice the structure of the Prepositions in Nepali.
Below is a list of the Time place and demonstrative pronouns in Nepali placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Nepali vocabulary.
| English Prepositions | Nepali Prepositions |
|---|---|
| about | karib - करिब |
| above | maathi - माथि |
| across | pari - पारि |
| after | pachi - पछि |
| against | virudgh - विरूद्घ |
| among | maajh - माझ |
| around | varipari - वरिपरि |
| as | jasto ki - जस्तो कि |
| at | ma - मा |
| before | pahila - पहिला |
| behind | pchhadi - पछाडि |
| below | tal - तल |
| beneath | mantir - मन्तिर |
| beside | chheuma - छेउमा |
| between | bichma - बिचमा |
| beyond | tysbhnda par - त्यसभन्दा पर |
| but | tar - तर |
| by | le - ले |
| despite | tyaso huanda huandai pani - त्यसो हुँदा हुँदै पनि |
| down | tal - तल |
| during | taka - ताका |
| except | baahek - बाहेक |
| for | lagi - लागि |
| from | baat - बाट |
| in | ma - मा |
| inside | bhitra - भित्र |
| into | ma - मा |
| near | najik - नजिक |
| next | arko - अर्को |
| of | ko - को |
| on | maathi - माथि |
| opposite | viparit - विपरित |
| out | baahir - बाहिर |
| outside | baahirptti - बाहिरपट्टी |
| over | maathi - माथि |
| per | prati - प्रति |
| plus | jod - जोड |
| round | golo - गोलो |
| since | dekhi - देखि |
| than | tyo bhanda - त्यो भन्दा |
| through | vaarpaar - वारपार |
| till | ajhsmma - अझसम्म |
| to | tir - तिर |
| toward | tarph - तर्फ |
| under | tal - तल |
| unlike | jasto hoina ki - जस्तो होइन कि |
| until | tab samm - तब सम्म |
| up | maathi - माथि |
| via | maarfat - मार्फत् |
| with | sang - सँग |
| within | bhitra - भित्र |
| without | bina - बिना |
| two words | tarph - तर्फ |
| according to | anusaar - अनुसार |
| because of | kinki - किनकी |
| close to | najik - नजिक |
| due to | kaarnle - कारणले |
| except for | tyasko lagi baahek - त्यसको लागि बाहेक |
| far from | tada - टाढा |
| inside of | bhitra - भित्र |
| instead of | tyasko badala - त्यसको बदला |
| near to | njikai - नजिकै |
| next to | arko - अर्को |
| outside of | tysbhnda bahi। - त्यसभन्दा बाहि। |
| prior to | bhanda pahile - भन्दा पहिले |
| three words | teenvta shbdhru - तीनवटा शब्दहरू |
| as far as | jati nai tada - जति नै टाढा |
| as well as | kaa saathai - का साथै |
| in addition to | tyas baahek - त्यस बाहेक |
| in front of | tyasko agaadi - त्यसको अगाडि |
| in spite of | tyo huanda huandai pani - त्यो हुँदा हुँदै पनि |
| on behalf of | trfbaat - तर्फबाट |
| on top of | maathi - माथि |
| demonstrative pronouns | |
| this | yo - यो |
| that | tyo - त्यो |
| these | yi - यी |
| those | tineeharu - तिनीहरू |
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