20.
Prepositions.
The Prepositions most in use are the following:
| a, | to | antes, | before |
| de, | from | depois, | after |
| em, | in | durante, | during |
| dentro, | in, within | desde, | since |
| sobre, | on, over | com, | with |
| debaixo | under | excepto, | except |
| sob | fora | besides |
| perante, | before | além |
| altraz | behind | sem, | without |
| traz | contra, | against |
| entre, | between | a pezar, | notwithstanding |
| para, | after | não obstante, | in spite of |
| perto | by, near, at | para com, | against |
| junto | acerca, | in respect |
| desde, | of, from | por, | through |
| até, | after | mediante, | by means of. |
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The following are used with the Genitive:
| além dos mares, | on the other side of the seas |
| além d’isso, | besides this one |
| acerca daquelle negocio, | as to that business |
| aquem or daquem dos mares, | on this side of the seas |
| antes do dia, | before daybreak |
| diante de Deos, | before God |
| dentro da igreja, | within the church |
| de traz do palacio, | behind the palace |
| debaixo da mesa, | under the table |
| em cima da mesa, | upon the table |
| ao redor or | round about the town |
| em contorno da cidade, |
| perto de Londres, | near London |
| fora da casa, | out of the house |
| fora de perigo, | out of danger |
| depois da cea, | after the supper |
| defronte de minha casa, | opposite to my house |
| defronte da igreja, | opposite the church; |
Dative: |
| quanto áquillo, | with regard to that |
| pegado á muralha, | at, near the wall |
| desde o bico do pé, | from head to foot; |
| até á cabeza, |
Accusative. |
| perante o juiz, | before the judge |
| durante o inverno, | during the winter |
| traz do templo, | behind the temple |
| entre os homens, | among men |
| sobre a mesa, | on the table |
| conforme á lei, | according to the law |
| segundo á ordem, | in consequence of the order |
| por amor de Deos, | for God’s sake |
| pelo mundo, | through the world |
| pela rua, | through the street |
| contra elles, | against them. |
| A (to), | eu vou a Londres, | I go to London, |
| voltar a Portugal, | to return to Portugal, |
| não tem nada que fazer | he has nothing to do. |
| não tem nada a fazer |
| De (from), | vir de França, | I come from France, |
| vir das Indias, | I come from India, |
| sahir de Londres, | I go from London |
| | (to leave London), |
| de noite, | by night, |
| de dia, | by day. |
| Por (by, from), | por mar e por terra, | by sea and by land. |
22.
Conjunctions.