Swahili Prepositions
This is a list of prepositions in Swahili. This includes words related to positions (i.e. under, on top of ...), conjunctions (and, but ...) and many more.
On top of: juu ya
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Under: chini ya
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Inside: ndani ya
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Outside: nje ya
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| Behind: nyuma ya |
| In front of: mbele ya |
| Near: karibu na |
| Between: kati kati ya |
These are more popular prepositions you might find useful at some point or another.
After: baada ya
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Before: kabla ya
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With: na
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Without: bila
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Since: tangu
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Until: mpaka
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Of: ya
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From: kutoka
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To: kwa, ili
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Instead of: badala ya
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In: ndani ya
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Against: dhidi ya
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| As: kama |
| About: juu ya |
| For: kwa |
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The following are conjunctions used to connect words, sentences, or phrases.
| And: Na |
| Or: Ama |
| But: Lakini |
| So: Ili |
Now is the time for some prepositions used in a sentence. We are using the following: (from, under, inside, with, in, but) as examples.
I'm from Japan: Natoka Japan
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The pen is under the desk: Kalamu iko chini ya meza
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The letter is inside the book: barua iko ndani ya kitabu
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Can I practice Italian with you?: Naweza kufanya mazoezi ya Kiitalia nawe?
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| I was born in Miami: Nilizaliwa Miami |
| I speak French but with an accent: Ninazungumza Kifaransa ila na lafudhi |
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