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Learning the Oromo Prepositions is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Oromo language. But first we need to know what the role of Prepositions is in the structure of the grammar in Oromo.
Oromo 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 | Oromo Prepositions |
|---|---|
| Prepositions | |
| inside the house | manicha keessa |
| outside the car | makiinaadha alatti |
| with me | naa wajjin |
| without him | isa malee |
| under the table | xarapheezicha jala |
| after tomorrow | iftaan |
| before sunset | dhi'a aaduu dura |
| but I'm busy | ani ko'eessa / hojii irra njira |
Notice the structure of the Prepositions in Oromo.
Below is a list of the Time place and demonstrative pronouns in Oromo placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Oromo vocabulary.
| English Prepositions | Oromo Prepositions |
|---|---|
| about | waa'ee |
| above | gubbaa / gararraa |
| across | gama |
| after | booddee / booda |
| against | faallaa |
| among | jara giddu |
| around | naannoo |
| as | akka |
| at | itti |
| before | dura |
| behind | dudduuba / dugda duuba |
| below | jala / gajjallaa |
| beneath | gajjallaa |
| beside | bira |
| between | gidduu |
| beyond | garas |
| but | garuu |
| by | ..dhaan |
| despite | ta'uyyuu |
| down | lafa |
| during | utuu |
| except | malee |
| for | f |
| from | irraa |
| in | keessa |
| inside | keessa |
| into | keessatti |
| near | bira |
| next | ittaanee |
| of | kan |
| on | irra |
| opposite | fuullee / faallaa |
| out | ala |
| outside | alla |
| over | irraan |
| per | ..tti |
| plus | fi |
| round | naannoo |
| since | ergii |
| than | mannaa |
| through | gidduu |
| till | hamma |
| to | tti |
| toward | garas |
| under | jala / gajjallaa |
| unlike | faallaa |
| until | hamma |
| up | gubbaa |
| via | karaa |
| with | wajjin |
| within | keessatti |
| without | malee |
| two words | jechoota lama |
| according to | akka kanaatti |
| because of | kanaaf |
| close to | bira |
| due to | kanaaf |
| except for | kana malee |
| far from | irraa siqee / iraa fagaatee |
| inside of | keessa isaa |
| instead of | kanaa mannaa |
| near to | itti aanee |
| next to | itti aanee |
| outside of | kanaa alatti |
| prior to | kanaan dura |
| three words | jechoota sadii |
| as far as | hamma |
| as well as | fi |
| in addition to | dabalatees |
| in front of | fullee isaa |
| in spite of | ha ta'uyyu malee |
| on behalf of | maqaa … |
| on top of | kana irraan |
| demonstrative prepositions | agarsiisoo |
| this | kana / tana |
| that | sana |
| these | warra kana / jara kana |
| those | warra sana / jara sana |
Time place and demonstrative pronouns have a very important role in Oromo. Once you're done with Oromo Prepositions, you might want to check the rest of our Oromo lessons here: Learn Oromo. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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