Module 10 · Prepositions and the sentence · Prievārdi un teikums · Level A2
Prepositions with the Genitive
Prievārdi ar Ģenitīvu
The largest group. In the singular they take the genitive; in the plural (like all prepositions) the dative.
| Preposition | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| no | from, out of | no Rīgas, no rīta (since morning), no koka (made of wood) |
| pie | at, near, by | pie loga, pie ārsta, pie draugiem |
| bez | without | bez cukura, bez problēmām |
| pēc | after; for (something); according to | pēc darba, pēc stundas (in an hour), iet pēc maizes (go for bread), pēc manām domām |
| pirms | before; ago | pirms darba, pirms gada (a year ago) |
| aiz | behind | aiz mājas, aiz stūra |
| zem | under | zem galda |
| virs | above | virs galda |
| pretī | opposite — dative | pretī stacijai |
| blakus | next to | blakus mājai — dative |
| dēļ | because of (follows the noun) | lietus dēļ, manis dēļ |
| kopš | since | kopš 2022. gada, kopš bērnības |
| līdz | until | līdz pieciem — dative |
| uz (location) | on | uz galda |
| priekšā | in front of | mājas priekšā — follows the noun |
| vidū | in the middle of | pilsētas vidū |
| gar | along — acc. | gar upi |
| starp | between — instr./dat. | starp mājām |
| caur | through — acc. | caur parku |
| ap | around — acc. | ap māju |
| pret | against; toward — acc. | pret sienu, pret vakaru |
Note carefully: pretī, blakus, līdz take the dative; gar, caur, ap, pret, par, pa, uz (where to) take the accusative. Everything else in the table takes the genitive.
Postpositive: dēļ, priekšā, vidū, labad
These stand after the noun: slimības dēļ (because of illness), mājas priekšā (in front of the house), istabas vidū (in the middle of the room), drošības labad (for the sake of safety).
no — from where and from what
Es esmu no Ukrainas. (I'm from Ukraine.) Nāku no darba. (I'm coming from work.) Galds no koka. (A table made of wood.) No rīta līdz vakaram. (From morning until evening.) Viens no mums. (One of us.)
pēc — three meanings
pēc darba (after work) · pēc stundas (in an hour) · iet pēc maizes (go [and get] bread) · pēc manām domām (in my opinion) · pēc kārtas (in order, in a row).
Exercise
1) after lunch · 2) without milk · 3) by the window · 4) in a week · 5) because of the rain
Answers
1) pēc pusdienām · 2) bez piena · 3) pie loga · 4) pēc nedēļas · 5) lietus dēļOpen the lesson in the trainer — with exercises and a “done” mark →Module test 10