Preposition Song
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Preposition Song
by David R. Pellegrino
(sung to the tune of Ode to Joy)
These are special prepositions that will take accusatives.
abhinc - ago
ad - to, towards, at
ante - in front of, before
apud - at the house of, among, at
circum - around
contra - against
in - into
inter - between, among
intra - inside, within
per - through, along
post is after
praeter is except or past
pridie - the day before fixed dates
prope - near
trans - across
ob and propter both mean because of
sub - at the foot of or under
That concludes our first set.
Now our friend SID SPACE with ablatives!
sine - without
in - in or on
de is down from or about
sub is under with no motion
pro - in place/in front of, for
a or ab is by showing agent
and a or ab is (away) from
cum - with people, animals, intangibles
e, ex - out of