Yiddish for Yeshivah Bachurim/Prepositions

There are quite a few prepositions in Yiddish, and they don't all quite correspond to an equivalent English expression. It takes a while to get used to all of their different uses. Here are a few examples of some common ones.

אַ נײַ װאָרט - A new word
The word	בּײַ	by, and all sorts of other words
Example	בּײַ רעק"א איז עס גאָר פּשוט.	That's very clear to Rebbi Akiva Eiger.

אַ נײַ װאָרט - A new word
The word	פֿון	from, of

אַ נײַ װאָרט - A new word
The word	אין	in

אַ נײַ װאָרט - A new word
The word	אױף (pronounced אַף)	on

אַ נײַ װאָרט - A new word
The word	צו	to

אַ נײַ װאָרט - A new word
The word	בּיז	until

אַ נײַ װאָרט - A new word
The word	פֿאַר	before

אַ נײַ װאָרט - A new word
The word	נאָך	after

אַ נײַ װאָרט - A new word
The word	מיט	with

אַ נײַ װאָרט - A new word
The word	אָן	without

אַ נײַ װאָרט - A new word
The word	אַקעגן	opposite

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