The prepositions are used to build structures that indicate:

place: n in , pe on , la at , din from , de pe from, on , de la from, at , sub under , dup

behind, after , lng close to , peste over , deasupra over , n spatele = n urma =
napoia behind , n faa in front of , nuntrul inside , spre = nspre = ctre
towards , dinspre from , pe la a

time: la at , n in , pe la around , de since , dup after , nainte de before , naintea before
,
n timpul during , n cursul during , n timp de in , n curs de in , n jur de
around

manner: cu with , fr without , a of , la at , pe by , drept as , ca as, like , prin through ,
sub
form de in the form of , n chip de as , n loc de instead

cause: din cauza because of , din pricina due to , datorit thanks to , mulumit thanks
to , graie thanks to , de because of , din because of

concession: n ciuda despite, in spite of , n pofida despite, in spite of

purpose: pentru for , spre for , n scopul with the purpose of , n vederea for

relation: relativ la related to, regarding , legat de with respect to, regarding , n raport cu
related to, regarding , cu privire la regarding
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Ea e de la ar. She is from the countryside.
Pisica de sub mas este frumoas. The cat under the table is beautiful.

exception: n afar de besides, except , fr without , cu excepia with the exception of

addition: pe lng plus , n afar de besides , n afara besides

instrument: cu with, by , la at, by , prin through , prin intermediul through , prin
bunvoina
care of , datorit thanks to , mulumit thanks to , graie thanks to

association: cu with , mpreun cu together with , la un loc cu with, together with ,
laolalt cu
together with

Use:

n in
Voi locuii n Bucureti sau n Cluj? Do you live in Bucharest or in Cluj?
Eu stau ntr-un ora mare. I live in a big city.
Ea st ntr-o ar mic. She lives in a small country.
Psrelele sunt n tufi. The birdies are on the bush.

din from
Voi suntei din Bucureti sau din Cluj? Are you from Bucharest or from Cluj?
Eu sunt dintr-un ora mare. I'm from a big city.
Ea este dintr-o ar mic. She's from a small town.
Psrelele din tufi sunt foarte zgomotoase. The birdies on the bush are really noisy.

la at, in; by
Suntem la universitate. We are at the university.
Ei stau la ar. They live in the countryside.
Ea st la fereastr. She stands by the window.

de la from, which is at
Fata de la geam este sora mea. The girl by the window is my sister.

pe on
Dicionarul este pe mas. The dictionary is on the table.
de pe on, which is on

Dicionarul de pe mas este nou. The dictionary on the table is new.

sub under
Pisica este sub mas. The cat is under the table.

de sub under, which is under
Cursul de la ora 10 e interesant. The ten o'clock class is interesting.

dup behind
Pisica este dup u. The cat is behind the door.

de dup behind, which is behind
Pisica de dup u e mare. The cat behind the door is big.

lng near to, next to
Casa mea se afl lng staia de autobuz. My house is next to the bus station.

de lng near, next to, which is near, which is next to
Casa de lng staia de autobuz este nou. The hous next to the bus station is mine.

la at
Avem curs la ora 10.00. We have a class at 10:00 am.

n timpul during
Meciul de baschet va fi n timpul cursului. The basketball game will take place during the class.

din timpul during, which happens during
Nu vom putea vedea meciul din timpul cursului. We will not be able to watch the game that
will take place during the
class.