Language/Tatar/Grammar/Prepositions
Prepositions in Tatar
In Tatar, prepositions are words that are used to express relationships in time, space or other abstract concepts between a noun or pronoun and other elements in a sentence. They are usually placed before the noun or pronoun they modify.
In this lesson, you will learn the most common Tatar prepositions for expressing location, time, and other relationships between words, and practice using them in sentences.
Location Prepositions
Location prepositions are used to describe the position of people or things in relation to other people or things. The most common location prepositions in Tatar include:
Tatar | Pronunciation | English |
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алдында | aldında | in front of |
артта | artta | behind |
аралыкта | aralıqta | between |
юзе | yüze | on, onto |
алтында | altında | under |
югарында | yügarynda | above |
Here are some examples of how to use location prepositions in Tatar:
- Мәхәбәт алтында белән оту.
- Мәхәбәт altında belän otu.
- Mahabat is sitting under the tree.
- Ресторан югарында ук.
- Restoran yügarynda uk.
- The restaurant is above us.
Time Prepositions
Time prepositions are used to indicate when something happened or will happen. The most common time prepositions in Tatar include:
Tatar | Pronunciation | English |
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башыннан башлагандан бире | başınan başlağandan bire | from start to finish |
чыгындан кабыр | çığında qabır | from morning to night |
беренче | berençe | first |
икенче | ikençe | second |
өченче | öçençe | third |
тәртешеш | tärtäşäş | usually, normally |
Here are some examples of how to use time prepositions in Tatar:
- Беренче, мәхәбәт балаларга тәммә биренк агачка күчерди.
- Berençe, mahabat balalarğa tämmä birenk ağaçka küçärdi.
- First, Mahabat took the children to a certain tree.
- Минутлар чыгындан кабыр озонда.
- Minutlar çığında qabır ozonda.
- Minutes pass by on the sky from morning to night.
Prepositions of Manner or Purpose
Prepositions of manner or purpose describe how or why something happens. Some common prepositions of manner or purpose in Tatar include:
Tatar | Pronunciation | English |
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учын | uçın | in order to |
кана | qana | why |
һәмәндә | hämändä | together with |
Here are some examples of how to use prepositions of manner or purpose:
- Яшәү учын күп мәгълүмат бикәр түгел.
- Yaşäw uçın küp mäğlümät bikär tügel.
- He studies hard in order to live.
- Мәхәбәт яккан буенча кана карыймыз.
- Mahabat yakan boyınça qanä kariymız.
- Why are we waiting until Mahabat is done?
Prepositions with Cases
In Tatar, prepositions are used with a specific case, which varies depending on the preposition and the noun or pronoun being modified. Here are some examples:
- Мәхәбәт алтында белән оту.
- Мәхәбәт altında belän otu.
- Мәхәбәт is in the locative case, because the preposition алтында requires that case.
- Шурале белән яшәргә ук.
- Şurale belän yaşärğä uk.
- With the preposition belän, the noun шурале requires the instrumental case, which is шуралә вәхättәре (шуралә plus the instrumental ending вәхättәре), making the sentence read "Şurale lives with the trees".
Conclusion
Prepositions play an important role in linking words and describing the relationship between them. By learning common Tatar prepositions, you can better express location, time, and other relationships in your sentences.
Practice using prepositions by constructing simple sentences, and then move on to more complex sentences as you become more comfortable with the language.
Great work on completing this lesson! Take a moment to investigate these connected pages: Question Formation & Adjective Agreement.