Difference between revisions of "Preposition"

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* [[以|以]]
 
* [[以|以]]
 
* [[由|由]]
 
* [[由|由]]
* 自
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* [["(Ever) Since" with "(zi)cong"|]]
 
* [["(Ever) Since" with "(zi)cong"|自从]]
 
* [["(Ever) Since" with "(zi)cong"|自从]]
* 在 ... 上, 中, 下
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* [[Expressing location with "zai...shang/xia/li"|在 ... 上, 中, 下]]
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 08:14, 18 June 2013

Notes

  • Can indicate:
    • Time, place, direction
    • Object or target
    • Reason
    • Manner
    • Passive
    • Comparison
    • Exclusion
  • Cannot be used alone
  • Cannot be reduplicated
  • Cannot take aspect particles 了, 着, 过 (in general)
  • Cannot form positive-negative questions
  • Prepositions collocate (go with) certain objects, e.g.
    • 在, 从 usually go with locations
    • 从 can also go with time words
    • 离 goes with lengths of time or distances
    • 对 indicates objects, recipients or targets
    • 给 also indicates objects, recipients and targets, and also indicates that something is being done for them
    • 连 introduces objects that are surprising or unexpected
    • 被 marks the agent (the person or thing performing the action) in passive constructions
  • Some prepositions are also verbs, and others are exclusively prepositions [1].
  • 对于
  • 关于
  • 随着
  • 为了
  • 向依照
  • 自从
  • 在 ... 上, 中, 下

References

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