“Preposition is a word which is used before a noun or pronoun and denotes the relation between the noun and the other parts of the sentence.”
“Preposition वह शब्द होता है जो किसी संज्ञा (noun) या सर्वनाम (pronoun) से पहले प्रयोग किया जाता है और उस संज्ञा या सर्वनाम का वाक्य के अन्य भागों से संबंध दर्शाता है।”

📅 1. Prepositions of Time

Used to indicate time relationships.

Preposition	Usage	Hindi Meaning	Example
at	Used for specific times, holidays without “day,” and fixed phrases	पर, को	at 5 o’clock, at night noon, at night, at sunset, at sunrise
on	Used for specific days and dates	पर	on Monday, on New Year’s Day, on 15th Aug, on Deewali
in	Used for months, years, centuries, and long periods	में	in January, in 1996, in the morning
by	Indicates a deadline or latest time something will happen	तक	Complete the task by tomorrow, by 5 p.m.
until / till	Indicates up to a point in time	तक	wait until Friday
since	Refers to a starting point in the past (used with perfect tenses)	से (जबसे)	He has been playing since 2001
for	Refers to a duration or length of time	के लिए	He has been playing for two hours
during	Refers to when something happens within a time period	के दौरान	during the meeting
from…to	Indicates a beginning and ending time	से…तक	from 8 to 10 a.m.
before	Refers to an earlier time	से पहले	before lunch
after	Refers to a later time	के बाद	after dinner
within	Refers to a time limit not exceeding the mentioned period	के भीतर	within a week

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📍 2. Prepositions of Place/Position

Indicate location or position.

Preposition	Usage	Hindi Meaning	Example
at	Specific point or location	पर, पास	at the door, at airport, at platform, at station, at bus stop
on	Surface or position on something	पर	The book is on the table
in	Inside an enclosed space	में	in the room
under	Directly below	नीचे	under the bed
over	Above or higher than, sometimes covering	ऊपर	over the bridge
above	Higher than but not touching	ऊपर	above the clouds
below	Lower than but not touching	नीचे	below the surface
beneath	Formal for under, directly below	के नीचे	beneath the earth
near	Close to, but not necessarily touching	पास	near the station
beside	Next to	के बगल में	beside the chair
next to	Immediately adjacent to	के ठीक पास	next to the lamp
behind	At the back of	के पीछे	behind the curtain
in front of	Ahead or before in position	के सामने	in front of the class
between	In the space separating two objects	के बीच	between two buildings
among	Surrounded by more than two objects	के बीच में	among the trees
inside	Within the interior	के अंदर	inside the house
outside	Not inside	के बाहर	outside the gate
opposite	Facing or across from	के सामने	opposite the park

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🧭 3. Prepositions of Direction/Movement

Show movement from one place to another.

Preposition	Usage	Hindi Meaning	Example
to	Destination	को	go to the market
into	Movement toward the inside of something	के अंदर	jump into the pool
onto	Movement toward a surface	पर	climb onto the roof
out of	Movement from inside to outside	बाहर निकलना	run out of the room
off	Movement away from a surface	से दूर	fall off the bike
from	Starting point of movement	से	come from school
toward(s)	Movement in the direction of	की ओर	walk toward the beach
across	Movement from one side to the other	पार	swim across the river
along	Movement following a line or path	के साथ	walk along the road
through	Movement from one side to the other within an area	के अंदर से	go through the tunnel
over	Movement above something	ऊपर	fly over the city
past	Movement beyond a point	के पास से	go past the shop
up	Movement to a higher place	ऊपर	go up the hill
down	Movement to a lower place	नीचे	fall down the stairs

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🧠 4. Prepositions of Cause, Reason, Purpose

Explain the reason or purpose.

Preposition	Usage	Hindi Meaning	Example
because of	Indicates cause or reason	के कारण	delayed because of traffic
due to	Indicates cause (formal)	के कारण	cancelled due to rain
for	Indicates purpose or intended recipient	के लिए	a gift for you
owing to	Indicates cause (formal)	के कारण	closed owing to strike
thanks to	Indicates cause (positive reason)	के कारण	succeeded thanks to support

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📚 5. Prepositions of Manner, Instrument, Agent

Describe how, with what, or by whom something is done.

Preposition	Usage	Hindi Meaning	Example
by	Agent performing the action	द्वारा	a book by Shakespeare
with	Instrument or tool used	के साथ	cut with a knife
like	Similarity in manner	की तरह	sing like a bird
as	Role or function	के रूप में	work as a teacher
without	Absence of something	बिना	without fear

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🔗 6. Prepositions of Comparison or Concession

Used to compare or contrast.

Preposition	Usage	Hindi Meaning	Example
like	Similarity	की तरह	looks like her mother
unlike	Difference	के विपरीत	unlike his brother
as…as	Equality in comparison	के जितना	as tall as a tree
than	Comparison	से	taller than me
in spite of	Despite a fact	के बावजूद	in spite of rain
despite	Despite a fact	के बावजूद	despite being tired

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🧾 7. Prepositions of Measure, Standard, Value

Used for rates, standards, and quantities.

Preposition	Usage	Hindi Meaning	Example
of	Part of a whole, quantity	का / की / के	a piece of cake
per	Rate or ratio	प्रति	miles per hour
by	Method or measure	द्वारा	sold by the dozen
at	Price or rate	पर	at 50 rupees

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🧩 8. Phrasal/Complex Prepositions

Prepositions made of multiple words.

Prepositional Phrase	Usage	Hindi Meaning	Example
according to	Based on, as stated by	के अनुसार	according to the rules
due to	Because of	के कारण	due to weather
in addition to	Besides, as well as	के अलावा	in addition to homework
instead of	As a substitute for	के बजाय	instead of milk
on account of	Because of	के कारण	on account of his health
in front of	Positioned before	के सामने	in front of the building
in spite of	Despite	के बावजूद	in spite of the difficulty
with respect to	Regarding	के संबंध में	with respect to your opinion