📘 Prepositions – Full Grammar Notes (English → Hindi)
1. Preposition (अव्यय / संबंध सूचक)
A preposition shows the relationship of a noun/pronoun with another word in the sentence.
It shows:
✔ Time (समय)
✔ Place (स्थान)
✔ Direction (दिशा)
✔ Position (स्थिति)
Examples:
in, on, at, into, between, under, above
Sentence Examples:
- The cat is on the table. (बिल्ली मेज पर है)
- He lives in Delhi. (वह दिल्ली में रहता है)
2. Prepositions of Place (स्थान)
in – के अंदर
Example: in the room
on – के ऊपर (touching surface)
Example: on the table
under – के नीचे
Example: under the bed
between – दो के बीच
Example: between two buildings
among – कई के बीच
Example: among friends
behind – पीछे
in front of – सामने
near – पास में
3. Prepositions of Time (समय)
at – exact time (सटीक समय)
Example: at 5 PM, at night
on – days & dates (दिन/तारीख)
Example: on Monday, on 15 August
in – months, years, seasons
Example: in 2024, in winter
during – दौरान
Example: during the class
since – से (definite time)
Example: since 2010
for – के लिए (time duration)
Example: for 2 hours
4. Prepositions of Direction (दिशा)
to – की ओर
Example: go to school
into – अंदर की ओर (movement)
Example: go into the room
towards – की तरफ
Example: walk towards the market
from – से (source)
Example: come from Patna
5. Important Rules (महत्वपूर्ण नियम)
✔ “at” → छोटे स्थान/समय
at school, at 7 AM
✔ “in” → बड़े स्थान/समय
in India, in 2023
✔ “on” → सतह या दिन
on the wall, on Sunday
✔ Preposition के बाद Noun/Pronoun आता है:
- on the table
- to him
✔ Preposition कभी अकेला नहीं आता।
इसके बाद object जरूरी है।
6. Common Mistakes (आम गलतियाँ)
❌ He goes in school.
✔ He goes to school.
❌ She is married with him.
✔ She is married to him.
❌ I reached on home.
✔ I reached home. (no preposition!)
❌ He is good in English.
✔ He is good at English.