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Preposition of place em Português Posted by on Oct 12, 2015 in Grammar, Vocabulary

Como vão vocês, amigos?

Where is there a pen I can use? There are better ways of answering that question than pointing and saying “there”. Knowing the following prepositions of place will be of great help:

prepositions-of-place

  • Em cima de – on
  • Em baixo de – under
  • Acima de/sobre – over
  • Entre – between
  • Do lado direito/à direita de – on the right side of
  • Do lado esquerdo/à esquerda de – on the left side of
  • Fora de – out of
  • Dentro de – in
  • Perto de – near
  • Longe de – far from
  • Na frente de/em frente a – in front of
  • Atrás – behind

 

Now take a look at the following examples:

 

  1. O gato está em cima do computador – the cat is on the computer
Photo by Seabamirum

Photo by Seabamirum

 

  1. O cão está em baixo da mesa – the dog is under the table
Photo by kuman

Photo by kuman

 

  1. O avião está sobre as nuvens – the plane is above the clouds
Phot by abdallahh

Phot by abdallahh

 

  1. O cachorro está entre os travesseiros – the dog is between the pillows
Photo by Robert Tadlock

Photo by Robert Tadlock

 

  1. O mouse está do lado direito do computador – the mouse is on the right side of the computer
Photo by Garrett Coakley

Photo by Garrett Coakley

 

  1. Os livros estão do lado esquerdo do computador – the books are on the left side of the computer
Photo by Garrett Coakley

Photo by Garrett Coakley

 

  1. Os cachorros estão dentro da piscina – the dogs are in the swimming pool
Photo by Matt Deavenport

Photo by Matt Deavenport

 

  1. O cachorro está fora da piscina – the dog is outside of the swimmig pool
Photo by Michael Basial

Photo by Michael Basial

 

  1. As vacas estão longethe cows are far away
Photo by Katie Dalton

Photo by Katie Dalton

 

  1. As vacas estão pertothe cows are near
Photo by Henry Hemming

Photo by Henry Hemming

 

  1. O sol está atrás das nuvens – the sun is behind the clouds
Photo by Bernd Thaller

Photo by Bernd Thaller

 

  1. O carro está em frente a casa – the car is in front of the house
Photo by Steven Martin

Photo by Steven Martin

 

Now that you know all the prepositions above, fill in the banks below according to the photos:

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  1. A caneta está ____________ do teclado.
  2. A foto está ____________ da caneca e da tela.
  3. O teclado está ____________ os dois livros.
  4. O celular está ____________ do livro.
  5. O teclado está ____________ os dois livros.
  6. As chaves estão ____________ da caneca.
  7. O papel está ____________ do cesto de lixo.
  8. O mouse está ____________ do livro.
  9. O quadro está ____________ da tela.
  10. A foto está ____________ da tela e da caneca.

Click here for the answers (at the end of the post).

Vocabulary:

Caneta – pen

Teclado – keyboard

Foto – photograph

Caneca – mug

Tela – screen

Celular – cell phone

Livro – book

Chaves – keys

Papel – paper

Cesto de lixo – trash can

Mouse – mouse

Quadro – photo (in this case the framed one on the wall)

 

Divirtam-se! (Have fun!)

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Comments:

  1. Anderson:

    Good post, with one mistake, though. Sob is not the same as Acima. That should have been Sobre. Sob is the same as Abaixo.

    • Ester:

      @Anderson Oh, I missed that.
      Thank you for pointing it out.

      Ester.