Prepositions Recognition

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Key Rule: Three prepositions attach directly to the noun as a prefix - they are not separate words:
• בְּ- (in): בְּבַיִת = in a house
• לְ- (to): לַיֶּלֶד = to the boy
• מִ- (from): מֵהַבַּיִת = from the house
When the noun has הַ (the), these co

#	Hebrew	Transliteration	Meaning	Example
1	בְּ-	be-	in, at	בְּבַיִת (be-VA-yit) = in a house
2	לְ-	le-	to, for	לְיֶלֶד (le-YE-led) = to a boy
3	מִ-	mi-	from	מִסֵּפֶר (mi-SE-fer) = from a book
4	עַל	al	on, about	עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן (al ha-shul-KHAN) = on the table
5	אֶל	el	to, toward	אֶל הַבַּיִת (el ha-BA-yit) = to the house
6	עִם	im	with	עִם חָבֵר (im kha-VER) = with a friend
7	בֵּין	bein	between	בֵּין הַבָּתִּים (bein ha-ba-TIM) = between the houses
8	לִפְנֵי	lif-NEI	before	לִפְנֵי הַשִּׁעוּר (lif-NEI ha-shi-UR) = before the lesson
9	אַחֲרֵי	a-kha-REI	after	אַחֲרֵי הָאֹכֶל (a-kha-REI ha-O-khel) = after the food
10	לְיַד	le-YAD	next to	לְיַד הַחַלּוֹן (le-YAD ha-kha-LON) = next to the window

Prepositions Recognition

Exercise: Choose the correct answer

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Circle the correct answer for each question.

1.

Which preposition means 'in' or 'at'?
לְ- | בְּ- | מִ- | עַל

2.

How do you say 'to the boy' (combining לְ with הַיֶּלֶד)?
לְהַיֶּלֶד | לַיֶּלֶד | לִיֶּלֶד | לוֹ יֶלֶד

3.

לָהּ means:
to me | to him | to her | to us

4.

יֵשׁ לִי means:
I am | I want | I have | I go

Prepositions Recognition

Answer Key

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Answers

1. בְּ- 2. לַיֶּלֶד 3. to her 4. I have