Adpositions in PravicAdpositions 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. |
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English |
Meaning |
Prefix |
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despite |
ASSOCIATIVE: the impeding thing |
ga |
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about |
ASSOCIATIVE: an approximate measure |
ge |
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like |
ASSOCIATIVE: the similar thing |
gi |
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Of, with, about |
ASSOCIATIVE: the thing that is associated |
gre |
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such as |
ASSOCIATIVE: the hyponym |
gri |
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among |
ASSOCIATIVE: the superordinate |
gry |
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Without, rather than |
ASSOCIATIVE: the thing not chosen |
gro |
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For, as |
ASSOCIATIVE: the role taken by the direct object |
gru |
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because of, according to |
ASSOCIATIVE: the cause of the direct object |
gu |
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into |
LOCATIVE: the thing that becomes the container |
sta |
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To; towards, up to |
LOCATIVE: the thing moved toward |
sti |
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out of |
LOCATIVE: the thing that ceases to be the container |
sto |
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From, away from |
LOCATIVE: the thing moved away from |
stu |
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Outside, beyond |
LOCATIVE: the container |
ta |
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in front of |
LOCATIVE: the thing behind |
tha |
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By, at, between, against, near |
LOCATIVE: the thing close to the direct object |
the |
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After, behind |
LOCATIVE: the thing in front |
thi |
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Through, across, along |
LOCATIVE: the thing the D.O. moves relative to |
tho |
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Around, including, round |
LOCATIVE: the thing that is contained |
thu |
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In, within |
LOCATIVE: the thing that contains |
thy |
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On, over, upon above |
LOCATIVE: the thing that is below |
ti |
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off |
LOCATIVE: Anti-on; used to be on, now isn't |
to |
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since |
TIME: duration since event [noun] |
tra |
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until |
TIME: duration until event [noun] |
tre |
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before |
TIME: before event [noun] |
tri |
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During, throughout |
TIME: duration of event [noun] |
tro |
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under |
LOCATIVE: the thing on top |
tu |