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10.5: Prepositions حروف الجر

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Learning Objectives

In this section, you will be able to:

  • Learn and understand Arabic Propositions.

Arabic Prepositions

Arabic prepositions ّحُروفُ الْجَر called Horuf ul Jarr- are particles. A preposition comes before a noun to complete the meaning. Arabic preposition particles are Mabni words كلمات مبنية, which means that they mostly have a fixed pronunciation regardless of their position in the sentence. Also, the word that follows any of them ends with a Kasrah.

Review the table below with the most common Arabic prepositions, their meaning, pronunciation, and examples: من, إلى,عن, على, في, بــ, بِدونِ، معَ

Arabic Prepositions حروف الجر
Example Audio English Meaning حرف الجر
أنا مِن لِبنان

From

مِنْ

يذهب أحمد إلى المطعم

To

إِلى

بِيْتي بعيد عَن الجامعة

About

عَنْ

الصَّحن على الطّاوِلة

On or Above

عَلى

يوجد تفاح وبرتقال في الثلاجة

In or Into

في

أشرب شاي بالسُّكر

With (non-human)

بِـ

أشرب شاي بِدونِ سُكَّر

Without بِـدونِ
أَسْكُنُ مَعَ أُسْرَتي

With (people, human) مَعَ
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