Adpositions in Pravic

Adpositions in tvo-Pravic establish the role of the noun they qualify, not its relative position. This means that they can sometimes seem semantically reversed. For instance, to say A is in front of B, you need to say something like the-known-thing is B-[the-thing-behind] A.

 

English

Meaning

Prefix

despite

ASSOCIATIVE: the impeding thing

ga

about

ASSOCIATIVE: an approximate measure

ge

like

ASSOCIATIVE: the similar thing

gi

Of, with, about

ASSOCIATIVE: the thing that is associated

gre

such as

ASSOCIATIVE: the hyponym

gri

among

ASSOCIATIVE: the superordinate

gry

Without, rather than

ASSOCIATIVE: the thing not chosen

gro

For, as

ASSOCIATIVE: the role taken by the direct object

gru

because of, according to

ASSOCIATIVE: the cause of the direct object

gu

into

LOCATIVE: the thing that becomes the container

sta

To; towards, up to

LOCATIVE: the thing moved toward

sti

out of

LOCATIVE: the thing that ceases to be the container

sto

From, away from

LOCATIVE: the thing moved away from

stu

Outside, beyond

LOCATIVE: the container

ta

in front of

LOCATIVE: the thing behind

tha

By, at, between, against, near

LOCATIVE: the thing close to the direct object

the

After, behind

LOCATIVE: the thing in front

thi

Through, across, along

LOCATIVE: the thing the D.O. moves relative to

tho

Around, including, round

LOCATIVE: the thing that is contained

thu

In, within

LOCATIVE: the thing that contains

thy

On, over, upon above

LOCATIVE: the thing that is below

ti

off

LOCATIVE: Anti-on; used to be on, now isn't

to

since

TIME: duration since event [noun]

tra

until

TIME: duration until event [noun]

tre

before

TIME: before event [noun]

tri

During, throughout

TIME: duration of event [noun]

tro

under

LOCATIVE: the thing on top

tu