Albanian Prepositions
Learning the Albanian Prepositions is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Albanian language. But first we need to know what the role of Prepositions is in the structure of the grammar in Albanian.
Albanian prepositions link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition. Here are some examples:
| English Prepositions | Albanian Prepositions |
| Prepositions | Parafjalët |
| inside the house | brenda shtëpisë |
| outside the car | jashtë makinës |
| with me | me mua |
| without him | pa atë |
| under the table | nën tryezë |
| after tomorrow | pasnesër |
| before sunset | para perëndimit të diellit |
| but I'm busy | por unë jam i zënë e zënë (fem.) |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Prepositions in Albanian has a logical pattern. Locate the Prepositions above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Albanian.
List of Prepositions in Albanian
Below is a list of the Time place and demonstrative pronouns in Albanian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Albanian vocabulary.
| English Prepositions | Albanian Prepositions |
| about | për |
| above | sipër |
| across | nëpër |
| after | pas |
| against | kundër |
| among | midis |
| around | rreth |
| as | si |
| at | në |
| before | para |
| behind | prapa |
| below | më poshtë |
| beneath | nën |
| beside | pranë |
| between | midis |
| beyond | përtej |
| but | por |
| by | nga |
| despite | pavarësisht nga |
| down | poshtë |
| during | gjatë |
| except | përveç |
| for | për |
| from | nga |
| in | në |
| inside | brenda |
| into | në |
| near | pranë |
| next | tjetër, ngjitur, pasues |
| of | e |
| on | mbi |
| opposite | përballë |
| out | jashtë |
| outside | përjashta |
| over | mbi |
| per | për |
| plus | plus |
| round | përreth |
| since | qysh, |
| than | se |
| through | përmes |
| till | deri |
| to | te, tek |
| toward | ne drejtim të… |
| under | nën |
| unlike | ndryshe nga |
| until | deri |
| up | lart |
| via | nëpërmjet |
| with | me |
| within | brenda |
| without | pa |
| |
| two words | dy fjalë |
| according to | sipas |
| because of | për shkak të |
| close to | afër |
| due to | për shkak të |
| except for | me përjashtim të |
| far from | larg prej; |
| inside of | brenda |
| instead of | në vend të |
| near to | afër |
| next to | pranë |
| outside of | jashtë |
| prior to | përpara |
| |
| three words | tre fjale |
| as far as | deri |
| as well as | si edhe |
| in addition to | për më tepër |
| in front of | para |
| in spite of | pavarësisht nga kjo |
| on behalf of | në emër të |
| on top of | në krye të |
| |
| demonstrative pronouns | Përemrat Deftorë |
| this | ky, kjo |
| that | ai, ajo |
| these | këta, këto |
| those | ata, ato |
Time place and demonstrative pronouns have a very important role in Albanian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Albanian Prepositions, you might want to check the rest of our Albanian lessons here: Learn Albanian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.