A Manual of the Malay language / With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay

by Sir William Edward Maxwell

[LESSON VII.]

On the Use of Prepositions.

For a list of the most useful prepositions see supra, p. 63.

Examples.

We are going up the mountain— Kita handak naik ka-atas gunong.

For every orlong (land-measure) ten cents— Pada satu orlong sa-puloh duit.[3]

The clerks who are under him— Krani-krani yang di-bawah-nia.

Many people have settled at that place— Baniak orang sudah masok di tampat itu.

He saw it from outside— Deri luar iya me-lihat-kan.

People have remarked upon the subject before me (in my presence)— Ada juga orang ter-kenang-kan hal itu di hadap-an sahaya.