ENGLISH PREPOSITIONS.
260. English prepositions are used with many various meanings. In fact, to express the sense of some of those in common use correctly, five or six or more Esperanto prepositions have to be used to give the different meanings of one English preposition. For instance, "by" has five different meanings in the following expressions:—"He went by the house." "He was hit by a stone." "By his advice." "Little by little." "He stood by the door."
261. The following common English prepositions are given with their Esperanto equivalents and examples of their use, viz., "At, by, for, from, in, of, on, to, with."
At.
261. (a). Represented by:—
Apud, as:—La gefianĉoj staris apud la altaro = The betrothed stood at the altar.
Ĉe, as:—Ĉe ĉiu paŝo kiun ŝi faris = At every step that she took. Ŝi estas ĉe la pordo = She is at the door.
De, as:—Li estas mirigita de la lukso de la kortego = He was astonished at the lŭury of the court.
En, as:—En la unua tempo = At (in) the outset. En Parizo = At Paris. En la fino = At the end. En la kunveno = At the meeting. En la interspaco de ... = At the distance of ...
Je, as:—Je la kvara horo = At four o’clock.