Giving Directions 3
We have seen that we cannot
give directions without using prepositions. So here is a list of useful ones,
some that you have had before and some new (plus some related adverbs). Where
the preposition contains <dhe> (to) you can usually make the related adverb by removing <dhe>:
|
adrev
dhe
|
behind, at the back of
|
a
dall dhe
|
opposite
|
a
dreus dhe
|
across
|
above, over
|
|
a
ves dhe
|
outside
|
|
awarra
dhe
|
on top of
|
a
woles dhe
|
below, beneath
|
abarth
awoles (adverb)
|
down below
|
on the right side of
|
|
en ’bar dyhow (adverb)
|
on the right
|
abarth
cledh dhe
|
on the left side of
|
en
’bar cledh (adverb)
|
on the left
|
adherag or
derag
|
in front of, before
|
adreus
dhe
|
across
|
ajei
dhe
|
inside, within
|
dadn or
en
dadn
|
under
|
dhe
|
to
|
dhe
dhorn (adverb)
|
close at hand, nearby
|
dhyworth or
dhort
|
away from
|
dres
|
beyond, over
|
hont dhe[5]
|
just past, just after (more than)
|
ogas dhe
|
near to, close to
|
en ogas
(adverb)
|
nearby
|
ort
|
at
|
almost, nearly, just
before
|
|
reb
|
by, beside, next to
|
en hons compes (adverb)
|
straight on
|
war
|
on
|
war nans (adverb)
|
downhill
|
wor tû ha(g)
|
towards
|
war vena (adverb)
|
uphill
|
after, behind
|
Here are some examples:
Gwrewgh
kemeres an vorr wor tû ha’n eglos teg.
|
Take the road towards the
cathedral.
|
Ma’n
sodhva bost adrev/adheler dhe’n leverva.
|
The post office is behind
the library.
|
Kewgh
dhe’n tokynva ajei dhe’n chei gwary.
|
Go to the ticket office inside
the theatre.
|
Gwrewgh
treylya adall dhe’n bank.
|
Turn opposite the bank.
|
Gwrewgh
moas adreus dhe’n pons coth.
|
Go across the old bridge.
|
[1] The <gh> is silent, so may be written
<adheler
>.
[2] The <g> is silent.
[3] In Late Cornish the <th> is silent.
[4] Silent <th>.
[5] Can be used for time as well as place
[6] Placed after the noun – can also be used for
time
[7] Silent <gh>. Also splits when
used with a pronoun, so <war y lergh> after it
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