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===Prepositions=== | ===Prepositions=== | ||
These are the main prepositions in Bźatga. | These are the main prepositions in Bźatga. Generally speaking, when the preposition denotes location it is followed by the Nom-Acc. of nouns and pronouns, but when it denotes movement it is followed by the Gen-Dat. of nouns and the Dat. of pronouns. Appropriate cases are given below. | ||
* ''a'' "of, from" | * ''a'' "of, from" (GD) | ||
* ''abe'' "around, about, concerning" | * ''abe'' "around, about, concerning" (NA or GD) | ||
* ''are'' "before, beside" | * ''are'' "before, beside" (NA and GD) | ||
* ''cate'' "with, by" (instrumental) | * ''cate'' "with, by" (instrumental) (GD) | ||
* '' | * ''će'' "through" | ||
* ''e'' "in, into, within" | * ''e'' "in, into, within" | ||
* ''eća'' "out, outside" (NA or GD) | |||
* ''jatra'' "between, among" (NA or GD) | |||
* ''oca'' "near, by, at" | * ''oca'' "near, by, at" | ||
* '' | * ''pa'' "to, until" (GD) | ||
* ''saule'' "like" | * ''saule'' "like" | ||
* '' | * ''sebu'' "without" | ||
* ''tra'' "across" | * ''tra'' "across" | ||
* ''vjezu'' "with" (comitative) (NA) | |||
* ''vjezu'' "with" (comitative) | * ''vona'' "under, below, beneath" (NA or GD) | ||
* ''vona'' "under, below, beneath" | * ''vor'' "on, over, above" (NA or GD) | ||
* ''vor'' "on, over, above" | * ''vret'' "against" (NA) | ||
* ''vret'' "against" | |||
Note the distinction between ''cate'', used in phrases such as ''ezsemi cate ĺeju'' "I ate with a spoon", ''zlaźsoreje cate vjalu'' "they were killed by a wolf"; and ''vjezu'', used in phrases like ''ezsemi vjezu braģi mi'' "I ate with my brother". | Note the distinction between ''cate'', used in phrases such as ''ezsemi cate ĺeju'' "I ate with a spoon", ''zlaźsoreje cate vjalu'' "they were killed by a wolf"; and ''vjezu'', used in phrases like ''ezsemi vjezu braģi mi'' "I ate with my brother". | ||