Sardinian/Prepositions

Prepositions go before a noun, pronoun, adjective or verb to indicate their function in a sentence; and may be simple, contracted or improper.

Simple prepositions

• A = to
• Chin o Cun = with
• De = of
• Dae = from / by
• In = in
• Pro = because of / to
• Tra = between / among
• Peri = towards

Contracted prepositions

These are generally formed by simple prepositions + the definite article.

• A su / sa ; A sos / sas
• Chin su / sa ; Chin sos / sas
• De su / sa ; De sos / sas
• Dae su / sa ; Dae sos / sas
• In su / sa ; In sos / sas

Improper prepositions

• Sutta = under / beneath / below
• Supra = above
• Sicunde = according to
• Chentza = without
• Francu = with the exception of

Prepositional phrases

• In fattu [de] = behind
• Finas / Fintzas [a] = until
• Prima [de] = before
• [a] Pustis [de] = after
• [a] Curtzu [de] = near / close to
• [in] S'oru [de] = near to the edge of
• Attesu [dae] = far (away) from
• Innedda [dae] = far (away) from
• [a] Largu [dae] = far (away) from
• Paris [chin] = together with
• Affaccu [de] = next to
• [a] Costazu [de] = next to
• Contr'[a] = against
• [a] Cara [de] = before / in front of
• Fora [de] = out of / outside of
• Intro [de] = inside / within
• [in] Cambiu [de] = in exchange for / in return for
• Imbetzes [de] = instead of

• Because of the abovementioned pronunciation rules, the pronunciation of the prepositions is as follows:

A ssu / ssa ; A ssos / ssas

Chi' ssu / ssa ; Chi' ssos / ssas

De ssos / ssas ; De ssos / ssas

Dae su / sa ; Dae sos / sas

I' ssu / ssa ; I' ssos / ssas

I 'ffattu 'e ...

Affacch 'e ...

• In spoken form, when in o chin are bound to the indefinite article unu / -a, a -d is added.

Cantande ind unu tzilleri (Singing in a bar)

Fipo chind un'amica (I was with a friend)

• In spoken form, the -D of De often is not pronounced; so that the preposition becomes 'e.