10.5: Prepositions حروف الجر
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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
Example | Audio | English Meaning | حرف الجر |
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أنا مِن لِبنان |
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From |
مِنْ |
يذهب أحمد إلى المطعم |
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To |
إِلى |
بِيْتي بعيد عَن الجامعة |
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About |
عَنْ |
الصَّحن على الطّاوِلة |
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On or Above |
عَلى |
يوجد تفاح وبرتقال في الثلاجة |
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In or Into |
في |
أشرب شاي بالسُّكر |
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With (non-human) |
بِـ |
أشرب شاي بِدونِ سُكَّر |
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Without | بِـدونِ |
أَسْكُنُ مَعَ أُسْرَتي |
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With (people, human) | مَعَ |