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Prepositions

Cá bhfuil? / Where is?

A preposition describes where or how one thing is in relation to another. In English, the words on, at, in, beside and under are prepositions.

Here are the basic prepositions needed to describe where items are in the classroom.

ar an	on the
ag an	at the
sa	in the
in aice leis an	beside the
faoin	under the
idir	between
os comhair an	opposite the/in front of the

ar an

on the

ag an

at the

sa

in the

in aice leis an

beside the

faoin

under the

idir

between

os comhair an

opposite the/in front of the

Here are some sample sentences.

Tá an peann ar an deasc.	The pen is on the desk.
Tá an múinteoir os comhair an tábla.	The teacher is in front of the table.
Tá an rialóir sa leabhar.	The ruler is in the book.
Tá an bosca bruscair idir na fuinneoga.	The bin is between the windows.

Tá an peann ar an deasc.

The pen is on the desk.

Tá an múinteoir os comhair an tábla.

The teacher is in front of the table.

Tá an rialóir sa leabhar.

The ruler is in the book.

Tá an bosca bruscair idir na fuinneoga.

The bin is between the windows.

To use the negative, change Tá to Níl.

Níl an ríomhaire ar an urlár.	The computer is not on the floor.
Níl an leabhar in aice leis an chlár bhán.	The book is not beside the white board.
Níl an buachaill faoin chófra.	The boy is not under the cupboard.
Níl an cailín ag an tábla.	The girl is not at the table.

Níl an ríomhaire ar an urlár.

The computer is not on the floor.

Níl an leabhar in aice leis an chlár bhán.

The book is not beside the white board.

Níl an buachaill faoin chófra.

The boy is not under the cupboard.

Níl an cailín ag an tábla.

The girl is not at the table.

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