A preposition is a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object. Some examples of prepositions are words like "in," "at," "on," "of," and "to."
| Prepositions | Nepali | Korean | Sound |
| In front of | त्यसको अगाडि (tyasko agaadi) | 의 앞에 ui ap-e |
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| Behind | पछाडी (pchhadi) | 뒤에 dwie |
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| Before | पहिला (pahila) | 전에 jeon-e |
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| After | पछि (pachi) | 뒤에 dwie |
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| Inside | भित्र (bhitra) | 안에 an-e |
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| With | सँग (sang) | 와 함께 wa hamkke |
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| Without | बिना (bina) | 없이 eobs-i |
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| Outside | बाहिरपट्टी (baahirptti) | 겉에 geot-e |
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| On top of | 위에 wie |
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| Under | तल (tal) | 아래에 / 밑에 alaee/mit-e |
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| About (in regards to) | करिब (karib) | 에 대한 e daehan |
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| Against | विरूद्घ (virudgh) | 반대하여 / 대조적으로 bandaehayeo/daejojeog-eulo |
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| And | र (ra) | 그리고 geuligo |
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| As (similar to) | जस्तो कि (jasto ki) | 처럼 / 로써 cheoleom/losseo |
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| Between | बिचमा (bichma) | 사이에 saie |
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| But | तर (tar) | 그러나 / 하지만 geuleona/hajiman |
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| For | लागि (lagi) | 를 위해 leul wihae |
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| From | बाट (baat) | 부터 buteo |
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| In | मा (ma) | 에 e |
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| Instead of | 대신 daesin |
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| Near | 가깝다 gakkabda |
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| Of | को (ko) | 의 ui |
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| Or | 혹은 / 또는 hog-eun/ttoneun |
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| Since | देखि (dekhi) | 이후 / 이래 ihu/ilae |
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| So | 그래서 geulaeseo |
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| To | तिर (tir) | 팁 tib |
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| Until | तब सम्म (tab samm) | 까지 kkaji |
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| above, on, over | माथि (maathi) | 위 | |
| across from | 맞은편 | ||
| below, under, beneath | तल (tal), मन्तिर/मुन्तिर (mantir) | 밑, 아래 | |
| between A and B | A र B बीच | A하고 B 사이 | |
| in the middle of | को बिचमा | 가운데 | |
| in, inside | भित्र (bhitra) | 안 | |
| left side | बायाँ तिर | 왼쪽 | |
| next to | अर्को (arko) | 옆 | |
| outside of | त्यसभन्दा बाहिर (tysbhnda bahira) | 밖 | |
| right side | दाहिने तिर | 오른쪽 |
