Sardinian/Prepositions

Prepositions go before a noun, pronoun, adjective or verb to indicate their function in a sentence; and may be simple, contracted or improper. Simple prepositions A = to Chin o Cun = with De = of Dae = from / by In = in Pro = because of / to Tra = between / among Peri = towards Contracted prepositions These are generally formed by simple prepositions + the definite article. A su / sa ; A sos / sas Chin su / sa ; Chin sos / sas De su / sa ; De sos / sas Dae su / sa ; Dae sos / sas In su / sa ; In sos / sas Improper prepositions Sutta = under / beneath / below Supra = above Sicunde = according to Chentza = without Francu = with the exception of Prepositional phrases In fattu [de] = behind Finas / Fintzas [a] = until Prima [de] = before [a] Pustis [de] = after [a] Curtzu [de] = near / close to [in] S'oru [de] = near to the edge of Attesu [dae] = far (away) from Innedda [dae] = far (away) from [a] Largu [dae] = far (away) from Paris [chin] = together with Affaccu [de] = next to [a] Costazu [de] = next to Contr'[a] = against [a] Cara [de] = before / in front of Fora [de] = out of / outside of Intro [de] = inside / within [in] Cambiu [de] = in exchange for / in return for Imbetzes [de] = instead of Because of the abovementioned pronunciation rules, the pronunciation of the prepositions is as follows: A ssu / ssa ; A ssos / ssas Chi' ssu / ssa ; Chi' ssos / ssas De ssos / ssas ; De ssos / ssas Dae su / sa ; Dae sos / sas I' ssu / ssa ; I' ssos / ssas I 'ffattu 'e ... Affacch 'e ... In spoken form, when in o chin are bound to the indefinite article unu / -a, a -d is added. Cantande ind unu tzilleri (Singing in a bar) Fipo chind un'amica (I was with a friend) In spoken form, the -D of De often is not pronounced; so that the preposition becomes 'e.