{"id":153,"date":"2022-09-04T18:55:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-04T18:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.dansk.ninja\/?page_id=153"},"modified":"2022-10-19T20:54:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T20:54:48","slug":"prepositions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dansk.ninja\/index.php\/grammar-descriptions\/prepositions\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepositions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prepositions\u00a0are\u00a0used\u00a0to\u00a0indicate\u00a0the\u00a0relationship\u00a0between\u00a0two\u00a0entities,\u00a0often\u00a0one\u00a0larger\u00a0than\u00a0the\u00a0other,\u00a0like\u00a0\u201dthe\u00a0football\u00a0ON the\u00a0grass\u201d, \u201dthe\u00a0keyhole\u00a0IN the\u00a0door\u201d, \u201dthe house BY the\u00a0lake\u201d and so on.\u00a0Both\u00a0English and Danish have a\u00a0finite\u00a0number\u00a0of\u00a0prepositions\u00a0at\u00a0their\u00a0disposal, and\u00a0both\u00a0languages\u00a0can\u00a0use\u00a0them\u00a0to\u00a0express\u00a0the same\u00a0meanings. The problem for the\u00a0learner\u00a0of Danish, is\u00a0that\u00a0meanings\u00a0are\u00a0GROUPED in\u00a0very\u00a0different\u00a0ways,\u00a0meaning\u00a0that\u00a0a single\u00a0preposition\u00a0from Danish\u00a0can\u00a0translate\u00a0into\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0a\u00a0handful\u00a0of\u00a0different\u00a0prepositions\u00a0in English\u00a0example\u00a0sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take&nbsp;for&nbsp;instance&nbsp;the&nbsp;examples&nbsp;(1a-e)&nbsp;which&nbsp;show&nbsp;five&nbsp;different&nbsp;usages&nbsp;of the Danish&nbsp;preposition&nbsp;\u2019p\u00e5\u2019 and&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;translations in English. The most&nbsp;frequent&nbsp;translation of \u2019p\u00e5\u2019 is \u201don\u201d as in (1a),&nbsp;aka.&nbsp;Vertical&nbsp;support of an&nbsp;object,&nbsp;like&nbsp;\u2019koppen p\u00e5 bordet\u2019 \u201dthe cup on the&nbsp;table\u201d or \u2019huset p\u00e5 bjerget\u2019 \u201dthe house on the&nbsp;mountain\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(1a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jeg er&nbsp;<strong>p\u00e5<\/strong>&nbsp;vej<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m&nbsp;<strong>on<\/strong>&nbsp;my&nbsp;way<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But as&nbsp;shown&nbsp;in (1b-1e)&nbsp;there&nbsp;exist&nbsp;a&nbsp;great&nbsp;deal of&nbsp;other&nbsp;examples,&nbsp;where&nbsp;\u2019p\u00e5\u2019 has&nbsp;various&nbsp;other&nbsp;translations&nbsp;into&nbsp;English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For&nbsp;instance&nbsp;\u201dat\u201d as in (1b).&nbsp;There&nbsp;is a&nbsp;number&nbsp;of&nbsp;places,&nbsp;which&nbsp;usually&nbsp;take&nbsp;\u2019p\u00e5\u2019 as&nbsp;their&nbsp;preposition:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>p\u00e5 arbejde<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at&nbsp;work&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>p\u00e5 caf\u00e9<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at a caf\u00e9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>p\u00e5 restaurant<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at a restaurant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>p\u00e5 bar<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at a bar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>p\u00e5 politistationen<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at the police station<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>p\u00e5 r\u00e5dhuset<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at city hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(1b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jeg er&nbsp;<strong>p\u00e5<\/strong>&nbsp;arbejde<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m&nbsp;<strong>at<\/strong>&nbsp;work<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So&nbsp;this&nbsp;would&nbsp;seem&nbsp;to&nbsp;indicate,&nbsp;that&nbsp;\u2019p\u00e5\u2019&nbsp;can&nbsp;also&nbsp;mean&nbsp;something&nbsp;like&nbsp;\u201dinside&nbsp;of a (specific)&nbsp;building\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another&nbsp;example&nbsp;is \u201dof\u201d as in (1c).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(1c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Enden&nbsp;<strong>p\u00e5<\/strong>&nbsp;historien<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The end&nbsp;<strong>of<\/strong>&nbsp;the story<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other&nbsp;examples&nbsp;are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00d8rerne p\u00e5 koen<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the&nbsp;ears&nbsp;of the&nbsp;cow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>H\u00e5ndtaget p\u00e5 d\u00f8ren<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the&nbsp;handle&nbsp;of the car<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>L\u00f8sningen p\u00e5 problemet<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the solution to the problem<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Konklusionen p\u00e5 unders\u00f8gelsen<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the&nbsp;conclusion&nbsp;of the&nbsp;investigation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Slutningen p\u00e5 samarbejdet<\/em>&nbsp;the end of the&nbsp;collaboration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This&nbsp;seems&nbsp;to&nbsp;indicate&nbsp;some&nbsp;sort of&nbsp;atribute&nbsp;of an item or&nbsp;concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, in (1d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(1d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Svaret&nbsp;<strong>p\u00e5<\/strong>&nbsp;sp\u00f8rgsm\u00e5let<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;answer&nbsp;<strong>to<\/strong>&nbsp;the&nbsp;question<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(1e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jeg er&nbsp;<strong>p\u00e5<\/strong>&nbsp;badev\u00e6relset<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m&nbsp;<strong>in<\/strong>&nbsp;the&nbsp;bathroom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other&nbsp;examples&nbsp;are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jeg er p\u00e5 loftet<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I\u2019m&nbsp;in the&nbsp;attic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jeg er p\u00e5 lageret<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I\u2019m&nbsp;in the&nbsp;storage&nbsp;room<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jeg er p\u00e5 v\u00e6rkstedet<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I\u2019m&nbsp;in the workshop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So it&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;used&nbsp;for&nbsp;being&nbsp;in&nbsp;certain&nbsp;parts of a house or&nbsp;building, but not in&nbsp;others, as&nbsp;shown&nbsp;below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jeg er i k\u00f8kkenet<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I\u2019m&nbsp;in the&nbsp;kitchen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jeg er i stuen<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I\u2019m&nbsp;in the&nbsp;living&nbsp;room<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jeg er i sovev\u00e6relset<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I\u2019m&nbsp;in the&nbsp;bedroom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, the default&nbsp;preposition&nbsp;for&nbsp;being&nbsp;in&nbsp;various&nbsp;rooms&nbsp;of a house is \u2019i\u2019 \u201din\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As&nbsp;this&nbsp;little&nbsp;demonstration&nbsp;illustrates,&nbsp;prepositions&nbsp;behave&nbsp;in&nbsp;unpredictable&nbsp;ways&nbsp;when&nbsp;translated&nbsp;into&nbsp;another&nbsp;language,&nbsp;even&nbsp;with&nbsp;two&nbsp;languages&nbsp;as&nbsp;closely&nbsp;related&nbsp;as Danish and English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A list of Danish&nbsp;prepositions&nbsp;and&nbsp;their&nbsp;translations&nbsp;into&nbsp;English as&nbsp;they&nbsp;relate&nbsp;to&nbsp;their&nbsp;core&nbsp;meanings, i.e.&nbsp;their&nbsp;physical&nbsp;and most&nbsp;typical&nbsp;meanings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>ad<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0by\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(trajectory\u00a0of\u00a0movement)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>af<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>efter<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0after<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>foran<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0in front of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>fra<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(source)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>f\u00f8r<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;before<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>gennem<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0through<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>i<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(containment)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>med<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0with<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>mellem<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0between<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>over<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0over\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>p\u00e5<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0on\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(vertical\u00a0support)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>til<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(goal)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>uden<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0without<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>under<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0under<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>ved<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0by\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(close\u00a0proximity)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prepositions\u00a0are\u00a0used\u00a0to\u00a0indicate\u00a0the\u00a0relationship\u00a0between\u00a0two\u00a0entities,\u00a0often\u00a0one\u00a0larger\u00a0than\u00a0the\u00a0other,\u00a0like\u00a0\u201dthe\u00a0football\u00a0ON the\u00a0grass\u201d, \u201dthe\u00a0keyhole\u00a0IN the\u00a0door\u201d, \u201dthe house BY the\u00a0lake\u201d and so on.\u00a0Both\u00a0English and Danish have a\u00a0finite\u00a0number\u00a0of\u00a0prepositions\u00a0at\u00a0their\u00a0disposal, and\u00a0both\u00a0languages\u00a0can\u00a0use\u00a0them\u00a0to\u00a0express\u00a0the same\u00a0meanings. The problem for the\u00a0learner\u00a0of Danish, is\u00a0that\u00a0meanings\u00a0are\u00a0GROUPED in\u00a0very\u00a0different\u00a0ways,\u00a0meaning\u00a0that\u00a0a single\u00a0preposition\u00a0from Danish\u00a0can\u00a0translate\u00a0into\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0a\u00a0handful\u00a0of\u00a0different\u00a0prepositions\u00a0in English\u00a0example\u00a0sentences. Take&nbsp;for&nbsp;instance&nbsp;the&nbsp;examples&nbsp;(1a-e)&nbsp;which&nbsp;show&nbsp;five&nbsp;different&nbsp;usages&nbsp;of the Danish&nbsp;preposition&nbsp;\u2019p\u00e5\u2019 and&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;translations in English. 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