Wikibooks: Sardinian/Prepositions

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• Language: English
• Subjects: Cara; Attu
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Prepositions go before a noun pronoun adjective or verb to indicate their function in a sentence and may be simple contracted or improper . =Simple prepositions= A = to Chin o Cun = with De = of Dae = from / by In = in Pro = because of / to Tra = between / among Peri = towards =Contracted prepositions= These are generally formed by simple prepositions + the definite article. A su / sa A sos / sas Chin su / sa Chin sos / sas De su / sa De sos / sas Dae su / sa Dae sos / sas In su / sa In sos / sas =Improper prepositions= Sutta = under / beneath / below Supra = above Sicunde = according to Chentza = without Francu = with the exception of =Prepositional phrases= In fattu [de] = behind Finas / Fintzas [a] = until Prima [de] = before [a] Pustis [de] = after [a] Curtzu [de] = near / close to [in] S oru [de] = near to the edge of Attesu [dae] = far (away) from Innedda [dae] = far (away) from [a] Largu [dae] = far (away) from Paris [chin] = together with Affaccu [de] = next to [a] Costazu [de] = next to Contr [a] = against [a] Cara [de] = before / in front of Fora [de] = out of / outside of Intro [de] = inside / within [in] Cambiu [de] = in exchange for / in return for Imbetzes [de] = instead of Because of the abovementioned [[pronunciation rules]] the pronunciation of the prepositions is as follows A s su / s sa A s sos / s sas Chi s su / s sa Chi s sos / s sas De s sos / s sas De s sos / s sas Dae s u / s a Dae s os / s as I s su / s sa I s sos / s sas I ff attu e . Affacch e . In spoken form when in o chin are bound to the indefinite article unu / a a d is added. Cantande in d unu tzilleri (Singing in a bar) Fipo chin d un amica (I was with a friend) In spoken form the D of De often is not pronounced so that the preposition becomes e . BookCat