Prepositions

Prepositions are words which connect two nouns together, or provide additional information to a sentence. Examples of prepositions include:

• to (to)
• ov (of)
• for (for)
• in (in)
• þrouȝ (through)
• aloŋ (along)

Some examples of prepositions connecting nouns:

• Ðe house ov Jeremi "The house of Jeremy; Jeremy's house"
• Ðe paþ þrouȝ ðe forest "The path through the forest"
• Ðe kat in ðe boks "The cat in the box"

Some examples of prepositions providing additional information to a sentence:

• Me give gift to me friend "I give a gift to my friend"
• In ðis town, everi person is sili "In this town, everyone is silly"
• Ðe brave person go þrouȝ ðe dark forest "The brave person goes through the dark forest"

Usage Notes for Specific Prepositions

The preposition ov (of) is often used to indicate possession, since Koolaŋ doesn't have a dedicated possessive suffix like English does.

• Ðe toy ov ðe girl "The toy of the girl; the girl's toy"
• Ðe son ov Jonaþan "The son of Johnathan; Johnathan's son"

The preposition for (for) can be followed by ðet, to mean "so that". (The word ðet will be explained in detail in a later section.)

• Me puted ðe isekream into ðe freezer for ðet it stay kold "I put the ice cream into the freezer so that it stays cold"

The preposition duriŋ (during) can be used to specify the duration of an action (normally done with "for" in English).

• He sited ðere duriŋ five minutes "He sat there for five minutes"

To say that something happened some amount of time ago, the preposition before (before) is used.

• Before ten years, me ised more youŋ "Ten years ago, I was younger" (literally "Before ten years, I was younger")

Likewise, to say that something will happen in some amount of time, the preposition after (after) is used.

• Me isel more old after ten years "I will be older in ten years" (literally "I will be older after ten years")