Prepositions
Kurdish prepositions are often translated with adverbs.
Kurdish |
English |
ba |
at, to |
bal |
at, to |
bal ... ve |
in direction |
bê |
without |
bêî |
without |
ber |
in front of |
ber bi |
in direction, to |
ber bi ... ve |
in direction, to |
berî |
in front of |
bi |
with; with the help of; according to |
bi |
in |
bi ... de |
on, over |
bi ... re |
with, by |
bi ser ... de |
on |
bi ... ve |
with |
bil |
except |
bin |
under, beneath, below |
cem |
at |
dêl |
in stead of |
der |
on, outside |
di |
“together”, a place / location |
di ... ber |
on |
di ber ... de |
in front of |
di ber ... re |
from in front of, along |
di bin ... de |
under |
di bin ... re |
under, beneath, below |
di ser ... re |
over, above |
dû re |
after |
ji |
“far” |
ji ber |
from far, because of |
ji ber ... ve |
for |
ji ber ... re |
in front of, in stead of, by |
ji bin |
from below |
ji bin ... de |
from below |
(ji) bo |
for, in order to |
li |
“there” |
li ber |
in front of |
li bin |
under |
li cem |
next to, at |
li hindir / hindur |
in, inside, within |
li jêr |
down |
li jor |
above, up |
li nav |
between, at, inside, within |
li nîvê |
in the middle |
li pas |
behind |
li pês |
in front of |
li pist |
behind |
li ser |
on |
pê = bi wî / bi wê |
in / on him / her |
pê re |
with him / her |
pişt re |
after |
ser |
on |
Examples:
li nav - in, between, ...
Kurdish |
English |
Ez li nav daristan im. |
I am in the forest. |
ba min |
with / at me |
berî nivero |
before noon |
berî her tiştî |
especially |
berî ko |
before |
Ber bi min ve dihat. |
He came to me. |
ji ber wî ve |
at his position |
bê min |
without me |
bê tişt |
without all |
bêî ko |
without, that; without -ing |
bi vî avayî |
so, like that |
Bi çend? |
How much? |
bi cakerê |
suddenly |
bi tenê / |
alone |
bi min |
in my opinion |
bi avê de |
over the water |
bi rê de |
underway; on the way |
Ew bi min re hat. |
He came with me. |
Em pev re çun. |
We went together. |
pê re |
with him / her |
Alex bi min ve ye. |
Alex is with me. |
bi ser û berê xwe ve |
whole |
bilî wî |
apart from him |
ji bo vê |
therefore |
ji bo vê yekê |
for that reason |
cem me |
with / at us |
Ji cem apê min hatiye. |
He came / has come from my uncle’s (place). |
ji der vê avê |
on the other side of the river |
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