Preposition: Preposition is a word generally used before a noun or pronoun to show its relation to some other word in the same sentence (ఒక వాక్యంలోని రెండు పదాల మధ్యగల సంబంధాన్ని తెలియజేయడానికి నామవాచకం/ సర్వనామం ముందు ఉపయోగించే చిన్న పదాలను prepositions అంటారు.)
e.g.: 1. The book is on the table
2. We are in the class room.
Types of prepositions
1. Prepositions of Time:
a) At: shows definite point of time. (నిర్దిష్ట సమయాన్ని సూచించడానికి)
e.g.: I get up at 6'o clock in the morning
b) On: Days and Dates (రోజులు, తారీఖుల ముందు)
e.g.: I will meet you on Monday.
He came here on 15th April.
c) In: Months/ years/ seasons (నెలలు, సంవత్సరాలు, రుతువుల పేర్ల ముందు)
e.g.: He got married in May
India got independence in 1947.
d) By: Latest time at which action will over. (ఏదైనా పని ఫలానా సమయానికి
పూర్తవుతుందని చెప్పాలనుకున్నప్పుడు)
e.g.: He will have finished the work by tomorrow.
e) Since: Shows point of time (ఏదైనా ఒక పని గతంలో ఎప్పటినుంచి జరుగుతూ ఉందో చెప్పాలనుకున్నప్పుడు)
e.g.: I have been waiting for you since 9'o clock
f) For: Shows period of time. (ఏదైనా ఒక పని ఎంతకాలంగా జరుగుతూ ఉందో చెప్పాలనుకున్నప్పుడు)
e.g.: They have been playing cricket for 2 hrs.
g) From: Shows starting point of an action (ఏదైనా ఒక పని ఎప్పుడు మొదలైంది లేదా మొదలవుతుంది అని చెప్పాలనుకున్నప్పుడు)
e.g.: Our examinations will commence from tomorrow.?
2) Prepositions of Position: (స్థలాలను సూచించే ప్రిపోజిషన్స్)
a) At: Shows an exact point (నిర్దిష్ట స్థలాన్ని సూచిస్తుంది.)
e.g.: I will meet you at home.
b) In: larger places (పెద్ద పెద్ద స్థలాల పేర్ల ముందు)
e.g.: He lives in Bangalore
c) Between: Shows position between only two persons/ things (కేవలం రెండింటి మధ్య అని చెప్పాలనుకున్నప్పుడు)
e.g.: Divide this apple between the two girls.
d) Among: Shows the position between more than two persons/ things (రెండింటికంటే ఎక్కువ వ్యక్తులు లేదా వస్తువుల మధ్య అని చెప్పాలనుకున్నప్పుడు)
e.g.: He shared his property among his five children.
e) Above:Higher than (పైన అనే అర్థంలో)
e.g.: Clouds are above the hills.
f) over:Vertically above (నిట్టనిలువుగా పైన)
e.g.: The fan is over table
g) Below: Lower than (కింద)
e.g.: The valley is below the hill.
h) Under: Vertically below (నిట్ట నిలువుగా కింద)
e.g.: The cat is under the table.
3. Preposition of direction:
a) To: Destination (గమ్యం)
e.g.: We are going to college
b) Towards: Direction (దిశ)
e.g.: They are walking towards the college
c) Into: Movement towards interior. (లోపలికి)
e.g.: He jumped into the river
d) At: aim (గురి)
e.g.: He is aiming at first rank in EAMCET
e) Off: Separation (ఎడంగా)
e.g.: He slipped off the motor cycle.
f) From: Point of departure. (నుంచి)
e.g.: We started from Hyderabad.
g) Upon: Movement on to something (మీదికి)
e.g.: The rat sprang up on a rat
The correct use of some important confused prepositions
1. I know English besides Telugu
2. Our house is beside the temple
e.g.: 1. Father divided his property between his two sons
2. All the five brothers always quarrel among themselves
NTR was born at Nimmakur in Krishna district
I live at Dilsukhnagar in Hyderabad.
We are in the class room
The boys jumped into a well
1. They are sitting on the bench
2. The Lion jumped upon a goat
1. We have been living in Hyderabad for 5 years
2. Mr Reddy has been teaching English since 1999.
1. The old man was killed by the thief with a knife
2. A bird was shot by the hunter with a gun.
Words followed by Prepositions
My father is angry with me
I am angry at your behaviour
9. Agree with (person): I agree with you
to (thing): I agree to your proposal
on (a matter of decision):
Let us try to agree on a date
10. Apologise to (person)
for (reason)
I apologised to him for my rude behaviour
