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Standard Arabic Grammar → Prepositions in Arabic → Prepositions of time and place

As we continue our journey into mastering Standard Arabic, today's lesson will focus on prepositions of time and place. Prepositions are words that show the relationship between different elements in a sentence.

In Arabic, prepositions are placed before the noun or the pronoun they are referring to. Learning prepositions is essential in expressing direction, location, and time accurately.

In this lesson, we will be discussing the most common prepositions of time and place used in the Arabic language in a clear and easy-to-understand way. You will learn how to use them in sentences to describe positions and times, which will help improve your communication in both formal and informal circumstances.

With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: How to Use be & Differences from the active voice.

Prepositions of Time

One of the most common uses of prepositions is to describe time. Time prepositions in Arabic are divided into:

فِي for "in"
عَنْ for "about"
مِنْ for "from"
إِلَى for "to"
حَتَّى for "until"
بَعْدَ for "after"

Here are some examples:

Standard Arabic	Pronunciation	English
فِي الْصَّبَاحِ	fi al-ṣṣabāḥi	in the morning
مِنَ الْإِثْنَيْنِ إِلَى الْخَمِيسِ	mina al-ithnayn ila al-khamis	from Monday to Thursday
عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ	an muhammadi	about Muhammad
إِلَى الْحَائِطِ	ila al-ha'it	to the wall
حَتَّى الْخَامِسَةِ	hatta al-khahmisah	until five o'clock
بَعْدَ الْإِفْطَارِ	ba'da al-iftar	after breakfast

Prepositions of Place

Prepositions of place are used to describe the location of an object or person. In Arabic, there are several prepositions for location including:

فِي for "in"
عَلَى for "on"
تَحْتَ for "under"
جَانِبَ for "next to"
خَلْفَ for "behind"
أَمَامَ for "in front of"

Here are some examples:

Standard Arabic	Pronunciation	English
فِي الْبَيْتِ	fi al-bayti	in the house
عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ	'ala al-tawilati	on the table
تَحْتَ الْفِرَاشِ	tahta al-firashi	under the bed
جَانِبَ النَّهْرِ	janiba al-nahri	next to the river
خَلْفَ الْمَدْرَسَةِ	khalf al-madrasati	behind the school
أَمَامَ الْمُتْجَرِ	amama al-mutjar	in front of the shop

I hope this lesson has been helpful to you. Remember, practice makes perfect. Try using these prepositions in your sentences as much as possible to master them.

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Prepositions in Arabic

Basic prepositions
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Interrogatives in Arabic

Adverbs in Arabic

Transportation vocabulary

Shopping and money vocabulary

Arabic literature and poetry

Arabic calligraphy and art

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