đ Preposition & Its Classification (āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ)
â What is a Preposition? (āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž)
A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence, especially indicating direction, place, time, cause, manner, or possession.
â Preposition āĻā§? (āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž)
Preposition (āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ) āĻšāϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώā§āϝ āĻŦāĻž āϏāϰā§āĻŦāύāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝā§āϰ āĻ āύā§āϝ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§, āϝā§āĻŽāύ: āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ, āϏāĻŽā§, āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ, āĻāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
đ Classification of Prepositions (āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ)
Prepositions are broadly classified into the following types:
ā§§. đ Prepositions of Place (āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ)
Indicate location or position.
Examples / āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ:
- in (āĻāĻŋāϤāϰā§), on (āĻāĻĒāϰ), under (āύā§āĻā§), above (āĻāϰā§āϧā§āĻŦā§), beside (āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§), between (āĻŽāϧā§āϝāĻŦāϰā§āϤā§), near (āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ)
Sentences:
- The book is on the table.
- She lives near the school.
⧍. â° Prepositions of Time (āĻāĻžāϞ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ)
Indicate time or duration.
Examples / āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ:
- at (āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§), on (āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāύā§), in (āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§/āĻŽāĻžāϏ/āĻŦāĻāϰ), before (āĻāĻā§), after (āĻĒāϰā§), during (āĻŽāϧā§āϝāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§)
Sentences:
- The meeting is at 5 oâclock.
- He was born in 1990.
- We met during the festival.
ā§Š. đ¤ī¸ Prepositions of Direction/Movement (āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ)
Show movement toward or away from something.
Examples / āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ:
- to (āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§), into (āĻāĻŋāϤāϰā§), towards (āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻā§), through (āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§), across (āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āϰ), along (āĻĒāĻžāĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§)
Sentences:
- She is going to school.
- The train passed through the tunnel.
ā§Ē. âī¸ Prepositions of Cause, Reason or Purpose (āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ)
Show cause or reason.
Examples / āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ:
- because of (āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ), due to (āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ), owing to (āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§)
Sentences:
- The game was canceled because of rain.
- The flight was delayed due to fog.
ā§Ģ. đ Prepositions of Manner (āĻāĻžāĻŦ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ)
Show the way or manner in which something is done.
Examples / āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ:
- by (āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž), with (āϏāĻš), like (āĻŽāϤā§)
Sentences:
- He came by car.
- She cut the paper with scissors.
ā§Ŧ. đˇī¸ Prepositions of Possession (āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ)
Show possession or belonging.
Examples / āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ:
- of (āĻāϰ), with (āϏāĻš), belonging to (āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻž)
Sentences:
- The cover of the book is red.
- A friend of mine.
đ§Š Summary Table of Prepositions
Type | Examples | Bengali Meaning | Example Sentence (English & Bangla) |
---|---|---|---|
Place | in, on, under, beside | āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ | The cup is on the table. â āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰāĨ¤ |
Time | at, on, in, before, after | āĻāĻžāϞ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ | The party is at 7 pm. â āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻž ā§āĻāĻžā§āĨ¤ |
Direction/Movement | to, into, towards, through | āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ | He walked into the room. â āϏ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āĻĸā§āĻāϞāĨ¤ |
Cause/Reason | because of, due to, owing to | āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ | The train was late due to rain. â āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āϰā§āύ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāϞāĨ¤ |
Manner | by, with, like | āĻāĻžāĻŦ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ | She traveled by bus. â āϏ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧠āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤ |
Possession | of, with | āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ | The color of the car is blue. â āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āϰāĻ āύā§āϞāĨ¤ |
đ Important Notes
- Prepositions are usually followed by a noun or pronoun (called the object of the preposition).
- Prepositions never stand alone; they always show the relationship between their object and another word in the sentence.
- Some prepositions consist of more than one word (called compound prepositions): according to, because of, in front of.
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