Prepositions
All prepositions are always used with the absolutive case.
Spatial prepositions
- intra: inside
- super: above/on top of/on
- sub: under/underneath
- apud: against/next to
- contra: opposite of
- trans: through
Temporal prepositions
- dum: during
Spatiotemporal prepositions
These prepositions can be used for time and space. They are also used for other scales in general, eg temperature.
- in: in/on/at a location or time
- ex: from
- ad: to
- circum: around
- inter: between (exclusive)
- interim: between (inclusive)
- usce: until/up to
- ante: in front of (before)
- post: behind (after)
- cui: every (eg every 2 minutes)
Instrumental prepositions
- ab: by (agent)
- per: by the means of
- con: with
- sin: without
Causal prepositions
- pro: for (purpose)
- por: for the benefit of
- anstata: instead of
- pret: except for
- lau: according to
- anti: against (e.g., against the rules)
Relational prepositions
- de: of (inalienable possession)
- du: of (alienable possession)
- pri: about
Examples
-
jogavul puerilis in la dome.
- translation: All the children are playing in the house.
- explanation: The house is viewed as a location, so we use "in" not "intra".
-
manerovas intra la dome.
- translation: We'll stay at home.
- explanation: The house is viewed as a building, so we use "intra" not "in".