Prepositions 4
We
have seen some prepositions that do not cause any mutations, e.g.:
en,
et[1] in
reb by,
beside
gen,
gans with,
by
heb without
Ma
edhen en gwedhen. There
is a bird in a tree.
Ma
va o sevel reb tan. He
is standing beside a fire.
Ma
hei o toas gen carr. She
is coming by car.
Thera
te heb tesednow. There
was tea without cakes.
We
have seen that other prepositions cause soft mutation, e.g.:
war on
dhe to
Ma
fardel a voos war vord. There is a packet of food on a table.
Me
eth dhe varhas dhe berna bara.
I went to
market to buy bread.
Another
of the prepositions that we have already seen also causes soft mutation:
Ma
edhen dadn wedhen. There is a bird under
a tree.
Ma
va o neyja dadn dhowr. He
is swimming under water.
One
way of saying from is that little
letter a, which also means of. Like
war
and dadn it causes soft mutation.
Ma
botel a win a Bow Frenk. There is a bottle of wine from (of) France.
Fortunately,
most prepositions do not cause mutation. Here are some more examples:
tu
ha towards
rag for
derag[3] in front of
dhort from
Ma
hei o moas tu ha treth. She is going towards
a beach.
Ma
va o moas tu h’an treth. He is going towards
the beach.
Ma
tesen rag an maw. There is a cake for
the boy.
An
den a bernas kei rag y vab. The
man bought a dog for his son.
Thero
nei o sevel derag an tan
We are standing in front of the fire.
Me
a gerras derag hy chei. I walked in front of
her house.
Ma’n
cok pel dhort an tir. The
boat is far from the land.
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