Types of Prepositions and Their Use in Indonesian

In grammar raw Indonesian, types of words divided into several types, including: types of adjectives, types of verb types, types of numerals, types of adverbs, types of nouns, types of pronouns, types of repeat words and types of prepositions. Some of the types of words mentioned above have been discussed in the previous article. In this article, we will discuss in detail the types of prepositions including their meaning, function, and writing rules.

Definition of Preposition

Prepositions or also called prepositions are words that are syntactically (sentence/sentence) located in front of nouns (nouns), adjectives (adjectives), and adverbs (adverbs). Meanwhile, semantically (meaning), the preposition marks various meaning relationships between the constituents located in front of and behind the preposition.

If translated word by word in Latin, then the meaning of word prepositions or prepositions are:

• prae: before
• ponere : place, place

Prepositions are words that combine words or parts sentence

. Prepositions can be words (such as: in and for) or a combination of words (such as: together and up to you).

Preposition Writing Rules

1. The preposition (at, to, from) if it states a place, then the writing must be separated from the word that is behind it or the intended place.
   Example:
   • I was born and raised in Jakarta.
   • Daddy is leaving to office.
   • Grandma come home from Bandung tomorrow.
2. Preposition (at, to, from) if it is an affix from a word, then the writing is combined with the word that follows.
   Example:
   • That dress inBought it when we were on vacation last year.
   • He has already tried that toseveral times, but his efforts still to no avail.
   • Better late fromat not at all.
3. If a preposition is used in a sentence as a title, it must be written in lowercase.
   Example: Rainbow Warriors in Belitung Island.

Preposition Function

1. to state the place is / takes place
2. to indicate the direction of origin
3. to state the direction of the destination
4. to declare the perpetrator
5. to declare tools
6. to express comparison
7. to state things or problems
8. to state cause and effect
9. to express intent or purpose

Types of Prepositions

Based on its function, prepositions can be divided into several types, namely as follows:

1. Preposition "in"

The preposition "in" is used as follows:

• to state the place is / takes place
  Example: My sister's school uniform is stored in a cupboard.
• to express being in a situation or event
  Example: In the flash flood that occurred last month 40 people were declared missing.
• to state the time period
  Example: In less than 5 minutes the concert tickets of one of the country's famous bands have been sold out.

2. Preposition "top"

The preposition "upper" is used as follows:

• to state a place
  Example: The various regulations were made with his permission.
• to connect an intransive predicate with its complement
  Example: I am sorry for the death of your parents.
• the preposition “up” is also used in some fixed expressions
  Example: on behalf of, at will

3. Preposition "between"

The preposition “between” is used as follows:

• to express distance
  Example: Between my house and school it only takes 10 minutes.
• to state that there are two parties
  Example: The war between Palestine and Israel never ends.
• to express a place, time/time, situation/thing
  Example: The little girl selling fried food always passes by this street between 3 and 5 pm.

4. Preposition "to"

The preposition "to" is used as follows:

• to state the destination
  Example: Helmet thieves who often operate in this office building have been handed over to the police.
• to indicate the direction to go
  Example: He always misses his mother who works out of town.

5. Preposition "will"

The preposition "will" is used as follows:

• to show object
  Example: He still remembers the tragedy that took his parents 10 years ago.
• to strengthen the word behind it
  Example: I will never be able to forget your kindness to our family

6. Preposition "against"

The preposition "against" is used as follows:

• to state the object of action
  Example: I've never been afraid of anything.
• to state about
  Example: We never doubted his sincere intentions and honesty.

7. Preposition "by"

The preposition “by” is used as follows:

• to declare the perpetrator
  Example: The bridge connecting the two districts was inaugurated by President SBY.
• to state the cause
  Example: My shirt is wet with sweat.

8. Preposition "with"

The preposition "with" is used as follows:

• to declare tools
  Example: This year's national exam results will be 100% checked by computer.
• to declare along
  Example: The old house is sold complete with all its contents.
• to express the manner or nature of action
  Example: We gladly accept the donation.
• The preposition "with" is also used in some fixed expressions.
  Example: In the name of Allah, By the grace of God, With the blessing of parents

9. Preposition "blessing"

The preposition "blessing" is used to express a cause that influences something so that something happens.
Example: Republican independence Indonesia achieved thanks to the struggle of the heroes.

10. Preposition "about"

The preposition "about" is used to express a matter or problem.
Example: My father gave an explanation about the subject matter that I did not understand.

11. Preposition "until"

The preposition “until” is used to express a place or time limit.
Example: The teacher told us to work on questions from page 90 to page 102.

12. Preposition "use"

The preposition "guna" is used to express a relationship of matter. The use of this preposition is often added with the suffix to late. Example:

• The additional class was held to help grade 3 students prepare for the national exam later.
• Citrus fruits have many uses for health and beauty.

13. Preposition "for"

The preposition "by" is used as follows:

• to express determination
  Example: My father worked day and night for our survival and education.
• to express the order of one from the other
  Example: He sawed the wooden blocks one by one.
• to take an oath
  Example: By God I was not involved in that crime.

14. Preposition "for"

Prepositions to use as follows:

• to state the purpose or goal of an action
  Example: Grandma brought gifts for us.
• to state that there is a connection
  Example: The bridge was built for the public interest.

15. Preposition "for"

The preposition "for" is used to express a relationship of matter.
Example: It doesn't matter to me whether he goes or not.

16. Preposition "according to"

The preposition "according to" is used to express what is said.
Example:

• According to the applicable law, he can be sentenced to 5 years in prison.
• According to the homeroom teacher, I deserve to be class president.

Preposition is one of the words that we always find and even use in everyday life, when making a sentence. With this discussion, it is hoped that we can better understand the rules of writing good prepositions and correct according to Enhanced Spelling and recognize the types of prepositions and their use in language Indonesia.