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.