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There are quite a few prepositions in Yiddish, and they don't all quite correspond to an equivalent English expression. It takes a while to get used to all of their different uses. Here are a few examples of some common ones.
| אַ נײַ װאָרט - A new word |
| The word |
בּײַ |
by, and all sorts of other words |
| Example |
בּײַ רעק"א עס איז גאָר פּשוט. |
That's very clear to Rebbi Akiva Eiger. |
| אַ נײַ װאָרט - A new word |
| The word |
פֿון |
from, of |
| אַ נײַ װאָרט - A new word |
| The word |
אין |
in |
| אַ נײַ װאָרט - A new word |
| The word |
אױף (pronounced אַף) |
on |
| אַ נײַ װאָרט - A new word |
| The word |
צו |
to |
| אַ נײַ װאָרט - A new word |
| The word |
בּיז |
until |
| אַ נײַ װאָרט - A new word |
| The word |
פֿאַר |
before |
| אַ נײַ װאָרט - A new word |
| The word |
נאָך |
after |
| אַ נײַ װאָרט - A new word |
| The word |
מיט |
with |
| אַ נײַ װאָרט - A new word |
| The word |
אָן |
without |
| אַ נײַ װאָרט - A new word |
| The word |
אַקעגן |
opposite |
