The chart of postpositions
Postposition is a word that expresses spatial or temporal relations (in, under, towards, over, inside, after, before, etc). A postposition typically combines with a noun or pronoun and comes after them.
Altai language has a large number of postpositions, which are used in the same way as prepositions in English. Which postposition you can use depends on the noun’s case.
Look at the chart of postpositions
| Postposition | Meaning | Case it goes with | Examples |
| ӧрӧ | up | With Nominative case Accusat case |
Олор јолды ӧрӧ чыкты They went up the street |
| тӧмӧн | down | With Accusat case | Уулдар кырды тӧмӧн тушти The boys descended from the hill |
| јуук | about more or less |
With Dative case | Меге беженге јуук акча керек I need around fifty roubles |
| кожо | With, together |
With Instumental case |
Бисле кожо Together with us |
| јаар | towards | With Nominative case | Олор талай јаар барды They went seaward |
| даан/ доон/ деен/ дӧӧн | to, towards | Nominative case | Мен слер деен барарым I will go to your place |
| учун | for the sake of, behalf | With Nominative case |
Кудай учун јаманымды ташта For God’s sake forgive me |
| ала | Since, from | Ablative case | Таҥэртеннеҥ ала эҥирге јетире From morning till evening |
| јетире | till , up to, as far as |
With Dative case | Эртенге јетире Till tomorrow |
| ичинде | Inside, in | With Genitive case | Кайырчактыҥ ичинде Inside the box |
| керегинде | about, of | With Nominative case | Алтай керегинде About Altai |
| ажыра | Through, over, across | With Nominative case | Мен акчаны банк ажыра ийдим I sent the money through a bank |
| кечире | Across | With Nominative case | Јол кечире јӱгӱр Run across the street Cуу кечире јурт бар There is a village over the river |
| ӧткӱре | through | With Nominative case | Кӧзнӧк ӧткӱре Through the window |
| бажында | 1.After, later 2.in (time) |
With Genitive case | Эки јылдыҥ бажында келерим I will come in two years Бир частыҥ бажында ажу болор In an hour there will be a pass |
| бери | 1.Since, from, 2.Not sooner than |
With Ablative case | Јайдаҥ бери Since summer Кӱрдеҥ бери мен атту келдим I came on horse from the bridge Эки кӱннеҥ бери бурулбазым It will be two day before I come back |
| кӧро | as compared to | With Dative case | Бӱгӱнге кӧрӧ кече соок болгон Yesterday it was colder than today |
| алдында | under, before |
With Genitive case | Орынныҥ алдында ийт бар There is a dog under the bed Ажанардыҥ алдында эм ичерим Before a meal I’ll take a medicine |
| алдынаҥ | from under from bellow |
With Genitive case | Бу бичикти орынныҥ алдынаҥ таптым I found this book from under the bed |
| кийнинде | 1.after 2. behind |
With Genitive case | Обедтыҥ кийнинде After lunch Тураныҥ кийнинде одын бар Behind the house there is a firewood |
| јанында | a place near | With Genitive case | Mениҥ айлымныҥ јанында Near my house |
| сайын | every (week/year) each …years |
With Nominative case | Ай сайын Every month |
| тужында/тушта | During | With Nominative case | Ол јиит тужында When he was young Байрам тужында During the festival |
| ортодо | Among, in the midst of | With Nominative case | Кожоҥчылар ортодо маргаан The contest among the singers |
| ортозында/ аразында | In the middle of, inside | With Genitive case | Кӧлдиҥ ортозында ортолык бар There is an islet in the middle of the lake |
| ортозынаҥ /аразынаҥ | among, from the inside | With Genitive case | Агаштардыҥ ортозынаҥ айу чыгып келди A bear came out from among the trees |
| болуп | 1.For smb.’s good, For one’s sake 2. for |
With Dative case | 1.Мен cеге болуп бери келдим I came here for your sake 2.Oл бичикке болуп келген He came for the book |
| ӱстине | On, on top, upon | With Genitive case | Таштыҥ ӱстине отурба Don’t sit on the stone |
| ӱстиле | Over | With Genitive case | Тоштыҥ ӱстиле Overice Куш сӱмердиҥ ӱстиле учуп јаткан The bird was flying over the peak |
| ӱстинде | on | With Genitive case | Тактаныҥ ӱстинде чамча јаткан There was a shirt on the chair |
| ӱстинеҥ | From above, From the top |
With Genitive case | Тураныҥ ӱстинеҥ тӱш Come down from the roof |
| ичинеҥ | From the inside | With Genitive case | Кайырчактыҥ ичинеҥ From inside the box |
| чылап, чилеп | Does like Acts as |
With nominative case | Мен сен чилеп јурап билерим I can draw like you do Койон чылап коркыба Don’t be afraid like a hare |
| одожында | Opposite Across from |
With Genitive case | Эмчиликтиҥ одожында Across from the hospital |
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