Preposition
जो शब्द किसी Noun या Pronoun का सम्बन्ध वाक्य के अन्य शब्दों से कराता है , उसे Preposition कहते है। For example –
- The boys are in the club.
- The cat is under the table.
Kinds of Prepositions
Prepositions are divided in the following ways:
Simple Preposition | Compound Preposition | Participle Preposition | Phrase Preposition |
At, After, By, In, Till, To, Up, Of, On, Out etc | About, Above, Before, Among, Around, Behind, Below, Inside, Outside, Between etc | Regarding, Concerning, Considering, During etc | In case of, In order to, In place of, With regards to, According to, For the sake of, On behalf of, Instead of, By means etc |
Position of Preposition
Generally preposition is used before its object (Noun or Pronoun) but sometimes it is not used before its object.
- जब Preposition का Object कोई Relative Pronoun (That) होता है तो Preposition वाक्य के अंत में रखा जाता है। For example –
- This is the pen that you asked for.
- जब Preposition का Object कोई Interrogative Pronoun होता है तो Preposition वाक्य के अंत में रखा जाता है। For example –
- What are you looking for?
Preposition can be divided in three categories
- Preposition of Place
- Preposition of Time
- Preposition of Movement
Preposition of Place
Preposition of Place is a preposition which is used to show the place where something is located.
Preposition | Explanation | Example |
IN | Used to show inside of something (किसी चीज़ के अंदर) | The cat is in the room.
I live in Delhi. |
AT | Used to show exact position (स्थान पे) | I met my friend at the bus stop. |
ON | Used to show that something is in above position (ऊपर) | I live on the 7th floor. |
BETWEEN | Used for two peoples or places
(किन्ही दो स्थानों या लोगो के बीच में) |
My house is situated between park and temple. |
AMONG | Used for more than two places or people (दो से ज्यादा के लिए) | She is cleverest among us. |
BEHIND | At the back (पीछे) | Cat is behind the door. |
TO | In direction of (दिशा की ओर) | I am going to park. |
ACROSS | Getting to the other side (के पार) | She walked across the bridge. |
OVER | Above or higher than something (के ऊपर बिना छुए) | Hold the umbrella over your head. |
Preposition of Time
Preposition of time is used to discuss clock time and vacations.
Preposition | Explanation | Example |
ON | Used before day and weekend | He will come on Monday. |
IN | Used before months, seasons, years, morning, evening, afternoon | I visited Gujrat in November. |
AT | Used to show particular time, before night | I will go out at lunch time. |
SINCE | From a particular time in past until a later time (तब से अब तक) | I have not being in Goa since 2012. |
FOR | Used to show time | I have been working for two hours. |
PAST | It tells time (समय बताने के लिए) | It is ten past five. |
TILL UNTILL | Upto that time (जब तक) | You should wait until she comes. |
BY | Not later than | I shall be there by 5 o’ clock. |
Preposition of Movement
Preposition of Movement or Direction are used to show movement. These prepositions are often used after the verb.
Preposition | Explanation | Example |
OFF | Away from somebody or something (अलग होना) | He will get off the bus at next stop. |
ONTO | To move to a position (चढ़ने की प्रक्रिया) | He got onto the bus with difficulty. |
TOWARDS | To move in direction of (दिशा की ओर) | My friend coming towards me. |
AROUND | In a circle | Let’s go for a walk around the stadium. |
ALONG | Movement in line | We walked along the road. |
THROUGH | Movement across something | The bus went through the tunnel. |
DOWN | From high to low | He will come down in a movement. |