Prepositions alphaetically

A Á a á B cC č Č d D ď, Ď e É é Ě ě ë fghch i Í í jk l ľ (n)ň Ň oó ö R Ř r ř S Š s š t (t')ť U Ú Ů u ú ů y Ý ý Z Ž z ž - - µľ

Prepositions alphaetically
Czech Language Hp - - n decl v conj - alphabet - idioms - numbers - prepositions - 7 cases
a- b- c- č- d- e - f - g - h - ch - i - j - k - l - m - n - o - p - q - r - ř - s - š - t - u - v - w - x - y - z - ž

to top

bez Genitive - - without - - [ without (e.g. bez dcerky neodejdu - I won't go without my daughter) ]
blízko Genitive --- near

- c - - to top

- č - - to top

D - D - D - d - D - D - D - D - D ---- to top
díky dative --- thanks to, due to; by virtue of;
- díky Bohu - thank heavens, thank God
- díky bohu - thank goodness
- díky moc - thanks a lot
- díky za - thanks for
do genitive - into Jdu do divadla - - [ in; to (e.g. dej to do krabice – put it in a box; jít do bytu - to go into a flat); until (e.g. čekat do tří - to wait until 3:00)]

- e - - to top

- f - - to top

- g - - to top

- h - - to top

- ch - - to top

- i - - to top

- j - - to top

K - K - K - k - K - K - - to top
kolem Genitive ---– around (e.g. chodil kolem rybníka - he was walking around the pond)
Kromě Genitive --besides -- Kromě polévky a masa jsme měli dobrý moučník. Besides soup and meat we had a good pudding.
kvůli Dative --- for the sake of; about; because
- kvůli jeho - because of his
- kvůli jejich - because of their
- kvůli nim - because of them
- l - - to top

- m - - to top
mezi Instrumental - - mezi kým? mezi čím? = between (whom? what?) ---*-*-*[ Note: when mezi, nad, pod, před, za used with a sense of motion the accusative case is used. ]
Místo genitive - Instead of -- Místo čaje budu dnes píti kávu = Instead of tea I will drink coffee today.

N - N - n - n - n - n - n - n - N - N - N - N - N --- to top

na Locative --- on, upon (whom? what) na kom? na čem ---- Leži na podlazae. He is lying on the floor. ----- Kde je Marie? Sedí na schodech.

Various usages of na. "Čekat na někoho" means "to wait for somebody," although the preposition "for" is generally to be translated by "pro".
Chci jít na poštu.	I want to go to the post office.
Myslím na tebe	I am thinking of you
Čekali jsme na Vás	We have been waiting for you.
Proč hledíš na mne?	Why are you looking at me?
Pokládám noviny na stůl	I am putting the newspaper on the table.

nad Instrumental - - - nad kým? nad čím? =above, over (whom? what?) - - - Letadlo kroužilo nad naším městem. The aeroplane circled over the town. ---*-*-*[ Note: when mezi, nad, pod, před, za used with a sense of motion the accusative case is used. ]
navzdor(y) Dative --- in spite of, despite
navzdory jeho námitkám - in spite of his protests
Navzdory povodni je silnice otevřená. - The road is open in spite of flooding / despite the flooding.

O - O - O - o - O- O - - to top
o Locative ---
- of or about (whom? what") -- o kom? o čem?
  - mostly used after the verbs
    - mluviti (o kom? o čem?) = to speak of or about
    - slyšeti (o kom? o čem?)= to hear of or about (whom? what?)
    - věděti (o kom? o čem?) =to know of or about (whom" what?)
    - and other similar verbs..
  - It also means: at (what time?)
  --- Mluví o Praze. He is talking about Prague. - - - O kom mluvíš? Mluvím o tetičce.; - - O čem se jednalo? Jednalo se o různých bodech.
od Genitive - - from, away from (in which one has not been inside) Jdo od bratra Jdu od Prahy I am traveling in a direction away from Praque - - - -[ from, since, as of (e.g. od listopadu jsem volný – I'm free from/as of November; dopis od mé matky - a letter from my mother)]
okolo / kolem Genitive --- around, about okolo/kolem města - around the city Kolem hradu jsou lesy. - There are forests around the castle.
oproti Dative --- opposite to, unlike, to the contrary to (e.g. oproti teoriím věřím faktům - unlike the theories, I believe the facts)

P - P - P - P- P - p - P - P - P --- to top
pod Instrumental ---- pod kým? pod čím? = under, underneath, below, beneath (whom? what?) ---- Pod stromem leželo mnoho jablek. ---*-*-*[ Note: when mezi, nad, pod, před, za used with a sense of motion the accusative case is used. ]
Podle genitive - according to - Podle dopisu, který jsem dostata, je matka zase zdráva. - According to the letter (which) I have received mother is feeling well again.
proti dative --- against, opposite; versus, contra
- proti čemu - contrary to
- proti dokumentům - against documents
- proti mě - against me
- proti nim - against them
- proti všemu očekávání - against all the odds
[ (na)proti – against, opposite to (e.g. je proti tobě - (s) he's against you; je to naproti lékárně - it's opposite to the pharmacy)
oproti - opposite to, unlike, to the contrary to (e.g. oproti teoriím věřím faktům - unlike the theories, I believe the facts) ]
před Instrumental ---- před kým? před čím? =before (whom? what?) ---- Vaclav na nás čekal před Národním divadlem. ---*-*-*[ Note: when mezi, nad, pod, před, za used with a sense of motion the accusative case is used. ]
přes accusative --- in spite of, across
- přes jeho námitky - in spite of his protests
- Přes řeku vede most. - A bridge spans across the river.
pří Locative - - at, by=near (whom? what?); pří kom? pří čem; Sedí pří okní He is sitting by/at/beside the window - - -
[ by; during (e.g. při obřadu - during the ceremonial; stůj při mně - stand by me/be my support) ]

- q - - to top

- r - - to top

- ř - - to top

cC

- s - - to top
s, se Instrumental - - s kým? s čím? =with (whom? what?) - - - - Píše s Janu dopis. He is writing a letter with Jana.
with (in company with) Prosím vás, pane profesore, mohu s vámi mluvit?
- š - - to top

- t - - to top

- u - - to top
u Genitive - - near, by, at the house/place of - - - [ by, next to, at (e.g. vchod u rohu - entrance at the corner; u stolu - at/around the table, jsem u tebe - I'm at your house) ]

- v - - to top
v (ve) Locative --- in (=inside whom? what?) [not "into" for indicating direction] v kom? v čem?
inanimate maculines, with some exceptions, have -ě after labials and dentals (p,b, m, v, t, d,n), otherwise -2; But those which have stems ending in - r or velar sounds (spelt, -h, -ch, -k) usually add -u.
les - v lese; obchod - v obchodě; kábat - v kábatě; dům - v domě; park - v parku; vzduch - ve vzduchu; divadlo - v divadle; město - v městě; kino - v kině; okno - v okně; slovenslo = na slovensku; jezero - v jezeru --- Je v Praze He is in Prague
vedle Genitive - - beside, next to - - - [ next to, besides (e.g. na té fotce stojí Lucie vedle Moniky - in the photo, Lucie is standing next to Monika) ]
vůči Dative ---- towards, to, against
Petr je vůči Evě hodný. - Petr is nice to/towards Eva.
Učinili jsme opatření vůči případným škodám. - We took measures against possible damages.

- w - - to top

- x - - to top

- y - - to top

Z -Z - Z - Z - Z - Z - z - Z - Z - - to top
z / ze Genitive --- out of, from within , from Jsem z Prahy/z Brna/ze Švédska. - I'm from Prague/Brno/Sweden. Lidé vychází z budovy. - People are coming out of (from) the building.
- - Jdu z divadla Jedu z Prahy (I come from Prague) - - [ from, out of (e.g. kouř z komínu - smoke out of a chimney)]
za Instrumental ---- za kým? za čím? =behind (whom? what?) ---- Sedí za oknem. He/she is sitting behind the window. Za tím lesem je hluboké jezero. ---*-*-*[ Note: when mezi, nad, pod, před, za used with a sense of motion the accusative case is used. ]
zpoza - case ? - from behind

- ž - - to top

- - - - Top - - - - Czech Language Hp

a, á, A b B c C Č, č d, ď, Ď e, é, ě, Ě, É f g h ch i, í, I, Í j k l, ľ m M n, ň, N o, ó p P q r ř s š, Š t, ť u, ú, ů v w x y, ý z ž, Ž