If you're trying to learn Farsi Prepositions which is also called Persian, check our courses about time and place prepositions and and demonstrative pronouns... to help you with your Farsi grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Farsi. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Farsi Prepositions is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Farsi language. But first we need to know what the role of Prepositions is in the structure of the grammar in Farsi.
Farsi prepositions link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition. Here are some examples:
| English Prepositions | Farsi Prepositions |
|---|---|
| Prepositions | ḥerof āz̤āfeh - حروف اضافه |
| inside the house | der dākhel khāneh - در داخل خانه |
| outside the car | der khārej āz khodero - در خارج از خودرو |
| with me | bā men - با من |
| without him | bedon āo - بدون او |
| under the table | der zeyer meyez - در زیر میز |
| after tomorrow | pes feredā - پس فردا |
| before sunset | quebel āz gherob - قبل از غروب |
| but I'm busy | āmā men kerefetārem - اما من گرفتارم |
Notice the structure of the Prepositions in Farsi.
Below is a list of the Time place and demonstrative pronouns in Farsi placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Farsi vocabulary.
| English Prepositions | Farsi Prepositions |
|---|---|
| about | derebāreh - درباره |
| above | bālāy - بالای |
| across | der serāser - در سراسر |
| after | pes āz - پس از |
| against | der berāber - در برابر |
| among | der meyān - در میان |
| around | der āṭerāf - در اطراف |
| as | mānened - مانند |
| at | der - در |
| before | quebel āz - قبل از |
| behind | peshet ser - پشت سر |
| below | der zeyer - در زیر |
| beneath | zeyer - زیر |
| beside | der kenār - در کنار |
| between | meyān - میان |
| beyond | khārej āz - خارج از |
| but | āmā - اما |
| by | toseṭ - توسط |
| despite | bā ojod - با وجود |
| down | pāyeyen - پایین |
| during | der ṭey - در طی |
| except | bejez - بجز |
| for | berāy - برای |
| from | āz - از |
| in | beh - به |
| inside | dākhel - داخل |
| into | beh - به |
| near | nezedeyek - نزدیک |
| next | be'ed - بعد |
| of | āz - از |
| on | ber - بر |
| opposite | mequābel - مقابل |
| out | khārej - خارج |
| outside | khārej āz - خارج از |
| over | roy - روی |
| per | der her - در هر |
| plus | be'elāoh - بعلاوه |
| round | kered - گرد |
| since | pes āz - پس از |
| than | nesebet beh - نسبت به |
| through | āz ṭereyequ - از طریق |
| till | tā - تا |
| to | beh - به |
| toward | beh / beh semet - به / به سمت |
| under | zeyer - زیر |
| unlike | berekhelāf - برخلاف |
| until | tā - تا |
| up | bālā - بالا |
| via | āz ṭereyequ - از طریق |
| with | bā - با |
| within | der dākhel - در داخل |
| without | bedon - بدون |
| two words | ḥerof āz̤āfeh do kelemeh āy - حروف اضافه دو کلمه ای |
| according to | ṭebequ - طبق |
| because of | beh khāṭer - به خاطر |
| close to | nezedeyek beh - نزدیک به |
| due to | be'elet - بعلت |
| except for | beh jez - به جز |
| far from | dor āz - دور از |
| inside of | dākhel - داخل |
| instead of | bejāy - بجای |
| near to | nezedeyek beh - نزدیک به |
| next to | der kenār - در کنار |
| outside of | khārej āz - خارج از |
| prior to | quebel āz - قبل از |
| three words | ḥerof āz̤āfeh seh kelemeh āy - حروف اضافه سه کلمه ای |
| as far as | tā ānejā keh - تا آنجا که |
| as well as | we neyez - و نیز |
| in addition to | 'elāoh ber - علاوه بر |
| in front of | der mequābel - در مقابل |
| in spite of | bā ojod - با وجود |
| on behalf of | āz ṭeref - از طرف |
| on top of | der bālāy - در بالای |
| demonstrative pronouns | ṣefāt / z̤emāyer āshāreh - صفات / ضمایر اشاره |
| this | āyen - این |
| that | āyen - این |
| these | āyenehā - اینها |
| those | ānehā - آنها |
Time place and demonstrative pronouns have a very important role in Farsi. Once you're done with the Persian Prepositions, you might want to check the rest of our Farsi lessons here: Learn Farsi. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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