preposition

A noun referring to a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un mot ou un groupe de mots utilisé devant un nom, un pronom ou un syntagme nominal pour indiquer la direction, le temps, le lieu, la position, les relations spatiales ou pour introduire un objet.

1. Grammatical function word A2 formal

   A word that connects a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to another part of the sentence, often indicating relationships like location, time, or direction.

   • The book is on the table.
   • She walked to the store.
   • He arrived after dinner.

   🇫🇷Préposition (mot grammatical)

2. Linguistic placement C1 formal

   The act of placing one linguistic element before another, such as a modifier before the word it modifies or an affix before its base.

   • In English, adjectives are usually in preposition to the noun.
   • The prefix 'un-' is a common preposition in word formation.
   • Linguists study the rules of preposition in various languages.

   🇫🇷Préposition (linguistique)

   Antonymes: postposition

• prepositions plural form
• prepositions' possessive plural form
• preposition's possessive singular form