Voorzetsels My friend will go [naar] Edinburg [ook] but he is always [te] late. My friend will go to Edinburg too but he is always too late. Too = te/ook To in alle andere gevallen (bijvoorbeeld ‘naar’] He will be here [om] 3 o'clock/midnight. He will be here at 3 o'clock/midnight. [op] Tuesday; [op] the first day of the week On Tuesday; on the first day of the week At bij tijdstippen On bij dagen
She was standing [op] my foot. She was standing on my foot. [op] school/ [op] the station At school/ at the station On = bovenop At = op/bij Uitzondering: He is on the bus/train/etc. [Hij zit in de bus/trein……] [Met de] bike/car By bike/car... Nooit ‘with the’ bij een voertuig te paard, te voet on horseback, on foot
Hij stond in de buurt van/bij de deur. Hij stond pal naast de deur. He was standing near the door. He was standing by the door. A book written [door] Dickens A book written by Dickens He lives [in de buurt van] the old church in Drempt. He lives near the old church in Drempt. The fourth of/off the month. The fourth of the month. Turn of/off the radio. Turn off the radio. of wordt gevolgd door zelfst. naamw. off hoort bij een werkwoord/geeft vaak plaats aan Vgl.: The fur of the cat. He blew the dust off the TV. He got off the bus.
Peter is in/into his room. He went in/into a shop. Cold water turns in/into ice. Peter is in his room. He went into a shop. Cold water turns into ice. In geen beweging Into duidt beweging/verandering aan The dog is under/below the table. The dog is under the table. 10° under/below zero. 10° below zero. Amsterdam is under/below sea-level. Amsterdam is below sea-level. under=recht onder below=lager dan ©BtB