prepositional pronoun

"Prepositional pronouns" are important in various languages, functioning as the object of prepositions to clarify relationships between words.

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Definition

B2General Grammar

(technical)A pronoun that serves as the object of a preposition, often indicating relationships like location, direction, or time.

Example

  • In the sentence 'She went with him,' 'him' is a prepositional pronoun.

C1Celtic and Semitic Languages

(technical)A form created by combining a preposition with a personal pronoun, resulting in a new word.

Example

  • In Irish, 'liom' means 'with me,' combining the preposition 'le' and the pronoun 'mé.'

C1Romance Languages

(technical)A pronoun form required after a preposition.

Example

  • In Spanish, 'conmigo' means 'with me,' used after the preposition 'con.'

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "prepositional pronoun":

personal pronounreflexive pronounintensive pronoun