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Postpositions
1. Expressing spatial relations
Postpositions expressing spatial relations have 3 forms. Where to? E.g. Ta parkis auto maja ette. /She parked a car in front of the house./ Ta istutas puud maja taha. /He planted the trees behind the house./ Where? E.g. Istun oma sõbra kõrval. /I sit next to my friend./ Maja taga on mets. /There is a forest behind the house./ Where from? E.g. Võtsin raamatu laua pealt. /I took the book from the table./ Tulin maja tagant. /I came from behind the house./
1) Postpositions governing the genitive:
Where to?
Where?
Where from?
sisse
in (to)
sees
seest
alla
under
all
alt
kohale
above
kohal
kohalt
ette
in front of
ees
eest
taha
back
taga
tagant
peale
on, above
peal
pealt
keskele
in the middle
keskel
keskelt
järele
after, behind
järel
järelt
juurde
to
juures
juurest
kõrvale
aside, to one side, by
kõrval
kõrvalt
lähedale
near, close
lähedal
lähedalt
vahele
between, among
vahel
vahelt
äärde
to (the side)
ääres
äärest
poole
towards, to
pool
poolt
Adverb
They are declined in the three locative cases. Adverbs answer the questions where to?, where? or where from? E.g. Me ei saa sinna minna. /We can't go there./ Siin on minu kodu. /Here is my home./ Ma ei taha siit ära minna. /I do not want to go away from here./
siia 'to here'
here
siin 'here'
siit 'from here'
sinna
there
seal
sealt
kaugele
far
kaugel
kaugelt
lähemale
closer
lähemal
lähemalt
nearer
üles
up
üleval
ülevalt
etc.
The three cases are not distinguished in: tagasi 'back', edasi 'forward', etc.