Prepositions

حروف الجر Prepositions

Prepositions in Arabic are the particles that join with nouns and pronouns to form phrases. Prepositions MUST be followed by a noun or a pronoun. They do not connect to verbs. They have meanings of their own and have an effect on nouns and pronouns. They will change the vowel of the last letter of the noun from Dhammah  [ ُ ] or fatHa [بَ] to kasra [ِ  ]  . The noun after these prepositions is in the genitive case and is called (majroor). After you have studied the examples of the prepositions, you will find a quiz in the end of the page. You can do this quiz to evaluate your comprehension. The quiz is a good practice not only to see how prepositions are used within a context but also to learn some communicative functions.

These prepositions are:


 








After you have studied the above examples try to do this quiz.

quiz [prepositions]

Complete the sentences with the right prepositions

Here is another quiz:

Quiz1

Read the short dialogues and choose the correct answer to fill in the gap. These questions are short dialogues from daily life. Each question is accompanied by a translation into English. The translation is not meant to help you find the answer but it is meant to help you learn the functions of the language. 


Prepositions of Place

Learn and practice prepositions of place:

in [في]

on[على]

next to [بجانب]

between, among [بين]

over, above [فوق]

under [تحت]

behind [خلف]

in front of [أمام]

 

This quiz can be used as a reading exercise of simple sentences. It can also be used to introduce and test colour words. The teacher/ parent can assess the progress of the learner using this quiz.

This quiz is for beginners. It depends on the illustration with each question. In addition to the prepositions of place, this quiz includes colour words, too.

Prepositions of Place

Look at the image and complete the sentence with the correct preposition.