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Introduction to prepositions 15 minLecture1.1
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Prepositions and separable verbs 20 minLecture1.2
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Prepositions and phrasal verbs 30 minLecture1.3
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Postpositions 20 minLecture1.4
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Preposition excercise 10 minLecture1.5
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Introduction to prepositions
Prepositions indicate a position or relation and usually occur in front of a noun or noun group or a pronoun. The ensemble of preposition + noun (group) is referred to as prepositional phrase. They can also be part of a pronominal adverb. Examples are: in (‘in’), op (‘on’), door (‘through’), tussen (‘between’), met (‘with’), tegen (‘against’), etc.
| example | translation | qualifies what? | qualifies how? | |
| 1 | Alan woont in Rotterdam. | Alan lives in Rotterdam. | noun | position |
| 2 | Hij studeert aan de Erasmus Universiteit. | He studies at the Erasmus University. | noun group | position |
| 3 | Hij heeft een relatie met Hanna, zijn mentor. | He has a relation with Hanna, his mentor. | noun group | relation |
| 4 | Ze houden van elkaar. | They love each other. | pronoun | relation |
| 5 | Ze koken een maaltijd voor hun vrienden, rijsttafel. |
They cook a meal for their friends, a rice table. | noun group | relation |
| 6 | Daarin zitten veel ingrediënten. |
That contains many ingredients. | pronominal adverb | position |