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.

• 🇨🇳介词是一种虚词，用在名词、代词或名词短语之前，表示方向、时间、地点、位置、空间关系等，或引出宾语。

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.

   🇨🇳介词

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.

   🇨🇳前置

   反义词: postposition

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