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===Prepositions=== | ===Prepositions=== | ||
These are the main prepositions in Bźatga. They are invariably followed by the Oblique of nouns and pronouns. | |||
* ''abe'' "around, about, concerning" | |||
* ''are'' "before, beside" | |||
* ''cate'' "with, by" (instrumental) | |||
* ''ca'' "to" | |||
* ''eća'' "out, outside" | |||
* ''ene'' "in, into, within" | |||
* ''oca'' "near, by, at" | |||
* ''jatra'' "between" | |||
* ''saule'' "like" | |||
* ''seugu'' "without" | |||
* ''tra'' "across" | |||
* ''će'' "through" | |||
* ''vjezu'' "with" (comitative) | |||
* ''vona'' "under, below, beneath" | |||
* ''vor'' "on, over, above" | |||
* ''vret'' "against" | |||
* ''ẑi'' "from, of" | |||
Note the distinction between ''cate'', used in phrases such as ''ezsemi cate łeju'' "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". | |||
===Conjunctions=== | ===Conjunctions=== | ||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== |
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