Yes,
Quenya does have prepositions. Sometimes there is more than one
way to form a sentence. You would use either a case or a
preposition, not both.
It
is somewhat like the situation in English, where you could say:
"Bring
me
the book." (indirect
object)
or
"Bring
the book to
me." (preposition)
Both
sentences mean the same thing. They use different grammatical
forms.
Prepositions
are used exactly the same as in English. We don't need to spend
a lot of time on them. Unless otherwise
noted, the preposition is followed by an ordinary, nominative case,
noun.
after
(in time), in front of (in location) apa,
epë
before
(in time)
nó
behind
(in location) ca
together
with
as
without
ú (use genitive noun) (The prefix au-, ava- also
expresses "without")
between
imbë
outside,
beside (in location) ara
in,
within
mi
to,
toward
ana
across,
on both sides, over, beyond arta
beyond han corrected May 29, 2013
under
nu (in one source listed as no) corrected April 2, 2013
above,
over
or
on
behalf of
rá (use a dative noun)
like,
as
vë
Examples:
alda
tree
apa
alda
in front of a tree
ca
alda behind
a tree
imbë
aldar between trees
ana
alda toward
a tree
no
alda under
a tree
or
alda above
a tree
rá
aldan on
behalf of a tree
vë
alda like
a tree
added corrected May 29, 2013:
« Cases - Subject and Objects « Course Index Samples
There are two known
Quenya postpositons.
(Prepositions
go before their noun.
Postpositions
are just like prepositions, but they go after their noun.)
beyond pella
ago
yá
alda
pella beyond
a tree
yéni
yá centuries
ago
(Notice
that English “ago” is also a postposition.)
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