Mbuụzọ (Prepositions)
Prepositions are words used to show the location of something and sometimes where things are located time-wise. Some believe that there is only one preposition in Igbo (na). But as you can see below, Igbo has many prepositions! Study the following pages to learn more about some of the prepositions you may find in Igbo language.
about – gbasara / banyere
above – elu/ enu
after – emechaa
as – dịka
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at – na
because of – maka
before – tupu
behind – n’azụ
below – n’okpuru
beside – n’akụkụ
between – n’etiti
down – ala
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except – belụsọ
for – maka
from – site
in – n’ime / ime / na
inside – n’ime / ime
in front of – n’ihu / n’iru
in the middle – n’etiti
like – dịka
near – nso
next – ọzọ
of – nke
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on – na
on top of – n’elu
out – opupu
outside – n’ezi / n’ihe / n’ilo
past – gara aga
since – ka mgbe
to – ruo
under – okpuru / n’okpuru
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until – ruo
up – n’elu / n’enu
with – na
