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Location and postpositions

Place objects on, under, inside, beside, behind, or in front of something.

11 minute lesson

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

ArmenianTransliterationEnglishModel phrase
վրաvraonսեղանի վրա — seghani vra — on the table
տակtakunderսեղանի տակ — seghani tak — under the table
մեջmejin / insideբաժակի մեջ — bazhaki mej — in the cup
մոտmotnear / atտան մոտ — tan mot — near the house
կողքինkoghk’inbesideդռան կողքին — drran koghk’in — beside the door
դիմացdimats’in front of / oppositeտան դիմաց — tan dimats’ — in front of the house
հետևումhetevumbehindտան հետևում — tan hetevum — behind the house
միջևmijevbetweenտների 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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