There's a Name for Everything!!Prepositions (Prepositioner) |
Expressions with prepositions can be divided into:
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Rules for the use of prepositions are difficult to give, but there are some rules for prepositions of time.
In, at, on
| In | years months seasons parts of the day |
in
1997 in January in the spring in the afternoon in the evening |
| On | days dates |
on
Monday on your birthday on Christmas Eve on 15th August (Br.) - "on the fifteenth of August" on August 15th (Am.) - "on August the 15th" |
| At | hours minutes night dawn Christmas Easter |
at
six o'clock at ten to six at night at dawn at Christmas at Easter |
Some other examples of prepositions of time
| English | Swedish |
| I'll see you in ten minutes. | ...om tio minuter. |
| I've been waiting here for two hours. | ...i två timmar. |
| I came here two hours ago. | ...för två timmar sedan. |
| I haven't been here since last year. | ...sedan förra året. |
