🔤 Grammar
Prepositions of place & giving directions
To describe where something is, Dari uses simple prepositions like «در» (in/at), «به» (to), «از» (from), and location words such as «پیش» (in front of), «پشت» (behind), «بالا» (above), «زیر» (below).
Conjugation tables
Common place prepositions
| Dari | Translit | English |
|---|---|---|
| در | dar | in / at |
| به | ba | to |
| از | az | from |
| نزدیک | nazdīk | near |
| دور | dūr | far |
| پیش / پیشِ | pēsh(-e) | in front of |
| پشتِ | pusht-e | behind |
| بالا / بالای | bālā(-ye) | above / on top of |
| زیر / زیرِ | zēr(-e) | under |
Examples
- بازار در مرکز شهر است.bāzār dar markaz-e shahr ast.The market is in the center of the city.
- مسجد پشتِ مکتب است.masjid pusht-e maktab ast.The mosque is behind the school.
- از این سرک راست بروید.az īn sarak rāst birawēd.Go straight down this street.
Practice
Match each place word to its meaning.
Tap a english below, then tap the dari it belongs to — or drag it.
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