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Learning the Persian 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 Persian language. But first we need to know what the role of Prepositions is in the structure of the grammar in Persian.
Persian 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 | Persian Prepositions |
|---|---|
| Prepositions | ḥerof āz̤āfeh - حروف اضافه |
| inside the house | der dākhel khāneh - در داخل خانه |
| outside the car | der khārej āz khodero - در خارج از خودرو |
| with me | bā men - با من |
| without him | bedon āo - بدون او |
| under the table | der zeyer meyez - در زیر میز |
| after tomorrow | pes feredā - پس فردا |
| before sunset | quebel āz gherob - قبل از غروب |
| but I'm busy | āmā men kerefetārem - اما من گرفتارم |
Notice the structure of the Prepositions in Persian.
Below is a list of the Time place and demonstrative pronouns in Persian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Persian vocabulary.
| English Prepositions | Persian Prepositions |
|---|---|
| about | derebāreh - درباره |
| above | bālāy - بالای |
| across | der serāser - در سراسر |
| after | pes āz - پس از |
| against | der berāber - در برابر |
| among | der meyān - در میان |
| around | der āṭerāf - در اطراف |
| as | mānened - مانند |
| at | der - در |
| before | quebel āz - قبل از |
| behind | peshet ser - پشت سر |
| below | der zeyer - در زیر |
| beneath | zeyer - زیر |
| beside | der kenār - در کنار |
| between | meyān - میان |
| beyond | khārej āz - خارج از |
| but | āmā - اما |
| by | toseṭ - توسط |
| despite | bā ojod - با وجود |
| down | pāyeyen - پایین |
| during | der ṭey - در طی |
| except | bejez - بجز |
| for | berāy - برای |
| from | āz - از |
| in | beh - به |
| inside | dākhel - داخل |
| into | beh - به |
| near | nezedeyek - نزدیک |
| next | be'ed - بعد |
| of | āz - از |
| on | ber - بر |
| opposite | mequābel - مقابل |
| out | khārej - خارج |
| outside | khārej āz - خارج از |
| over | roy - روی |
| per | der her - در هر |
| plus | be'elāoh - بعلاوه |
| round | kered - گرد |
| since | pes āz - پس از |
| than | nesebet beh - نسبت به |
| through | āz ṭereyequ - از طریق |
| till | tā - تا |
| to | beh - به |
| toward | beh / beh semet - به / به سمت |
| under | zeyer - زیر |
| unlike | berekhelāf - برخلاف |
| until | tā - تا |
| up | bālā - بالا |
| via | āz ṭereyequ - از طریق |
| with | bā - با |
| within | der dākhel - در داخل |
| without | bedon - بدون |
| two words | ḥerof āz̤āfeh do kelemeh āy - حروف اضافه دو کلمه ای |
| according to | ṭebequ - طبق |
| because of | beh khāṭer - به خاطر |
| close to | nezedeyek beh - نزدیک به |
| due to | be'elet - بعلت |
| except for | beh jez - به جز |
| far from | dor āz - دور از |
| inside of | dākhel - داخل |
| instead of | bejāy - بجای |
| near to | nezedeyek beh - نزدیک به |
| next to | der kenār - در کنار |
| outside of | khārej āz - خارج از |
| prior to | quebel āz - قبل از |
| three words | ḥerof āz̤āfeh seh kelemeh āy - حروف اضافه سه کلمه ای |
| as far as | tā ānejā keh - تا آنجا که |
| as well as | we neyez - و نیز |
| in addition to | 'elāoh ber - علاوه بر |
| in front of | der mequābel - در مقابل |
| in spite of | bā ojod - با وجود |
| on behalf of | āz ṭeref - از طرف |
| on top of | der bālāy - در بالای |
| demonstrative pronouns | ṣefāt / z̤emāyer āshāreh - صفات / ضمایر اشاره |
| this | āyen - این |
| that | āyen - این |
| these | āyenehā - اینها |
| those | ānehā - آنها |
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