In today's article we will see a small table and example sentences with prepositions in Portuguese and English. But what is preposition? In short, it is the act or effect of preposing, of putting before or before. It is literally a grammatical, invariable word that links two elements of a sentence, establishing a relationship between them.
Prepositions are small words or phrases that usually follow a verb, refer to a noun and indicate the position of the noun in space or time. If you have not yet understood these technical terms of the language, seeing the table below you will better understand their function.
Prepositions in Portuguese and English
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| The | at |
| with | with |
| against | against |
| in | of, from |
| in | in, on |
| in between | between, among |
| about | towards, about |
| for | for, in order, by |
| per | for, through, along, via |
| on | on, over |
| without | without |
| around of | around |
| Close of | near |
| far from | far from |
| in front of | in front of |
| under | below, under |
| in front of | opposite |
| behind | behind |
| upon | above |
| up until | till, until |
| since | from, since |
Example sentences
I'm on the farm.
I'm in the farm.
We stayed in an inn.
We stayed at a inn.
They are at home.
They are at home.
We need help.
We need help.
She came home.
She returned home.
I like wine.
I like wine.
I have to endure this.
I have to put up with this.
