7.4: Prepositions حروف الجر

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In this section, you will be able to:

Learn and understand Arabic Propositions.

Arabic Prepositions ّحُروفُ الْجَر

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	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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