Location and postpositions
Place objects on, under, inside, beside, behind, or in front of something.
Most position words follow the noun
Many Armenian equivalents of English prepositions are postpositions: they come after the noun. The noun before them commonly takes a genitive form.
Position words
| Armenian | Transliteration | English | Model phrase |
|---|---|---|---|
| վրա | vra | on | սեղանի վրա — seghani vra — on the table |
| տակ | tak | under | սեղանի տակ — seghani tak — under the table |
| մեջ | mej | in / inside | բաժակի մեջ — bazhaki mej — in the cup |
| մոտ | mot | near / at | տան մոտ — tan mot — near the house |
| կողքին | koghk’in | beside | դռան կողքին — drran koghk’in — beside the door |
| դիմաց | dimats’ | in front of / opposite | տան դիմաց — tan dimats’ — in front of the house |
| հետևում | hetevum | behind | տան հետևում — tan hetevum — behind the house |
| միջև | mijev | between | տների միջև — tneri mijev — between the houses |
Examples
Գիրքը սեղանի վրա է։Girk’ə seghani vra e.The book is on the table.Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated; ə is “uh”; gh is voiced and throaty.
Ջուրը բաժակի մեջ է։Jurə bazhaki mej e.The water is in the cup.Pronunciation: j is as in “jam”; ə is “uh”; zh is the sound in “vision”.
Կատուն սեղանի տակ է։Katun seghani tak e.The cat is under the table.Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty.
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