LingoflyԴռան միջով, տան կողքով: the Armenian preposition stands after
The helper word stands after the noun, and the noun takes the tail -ի. English 'through the door' comes out as 'door through': դռան (drran) միջով (mijov). For example: “Լույսը անցնում է վարագույրի միջով” (luysə antsnum e varaguyri mijov) — The light passes through the curtain. A rule from the Armenian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
The helper word stands after the noun, and the noun takes the tail -ի (-i). English 'through the door' comes out as 'door through': դռան (drran) միջով (mijov) (drran mijov).
The same shape gives -ի կողքով (koghk'ov) (-i koghk'ov) past, -ի մեջտեղում (mejteghum) (-i mejteghum) in the middle of, -ի շուրջ (shurj) (-i shurj) around, -ի դիմաց (dimats) (-i dimats) across from.
Words for place are built from the same tails: վերև (verev) upwards, վերևում (verevum) up there, վերևից (verevits) from above. Below runs the same row: ներքև (nerk'ev), ներքևում (nerk'evum), ներքևից (nerk'evits).
The trap: 'far away' and 'from far away' differ by the tail alone — հեռվում (herrvum) and հեռվից (herrvits).
Table
| Whither | Where | From where | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| վերև (verev) | վերևում (verevum) | վերևից (verevits) | up / above |
| ներքև (nerk'ev) | ներքևում (nerk'evum) | ներքևից (nerk'evits) | down / below |
| ներս (ners) | ներսում (nersum) | ներսից (nersits) | inside |
| դուրս (durs) | դրսում (drsum) | դրսից | outside |
| — | հեռվում (herrvum) | հեռվից (herrvits) | far away |
By example
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Armenian postpositions instead of prepositions?
The same shape gives -ի կողքով (koghk'ov) past, -ի մեջտեղում (mejteghum) in the middle of, -ի շուրջ (shurj) around, -ի դիմաց (dimats) across from.
Why the Armenian preposition stands after the word?
The helper word stands after the noun, and the noun takes the tail -ի. English 'through the door' comes out as 'door through': դռան (drran) միջով (mijov).
Հեռվում (herrvum) vs հեռվից (herrvits)?
The trap: 'far away' and 'from far away' differ by the tail alone — հեռվում (herrvum) and հեռվից (herrvits).
How to say past the house in Armenian?
The same shape gives -ի կողքով (koghk'ov) past, -ի մեջտեղում (mejteghum) in the middle of, -ի շուրջ (shurj) around, -ի դիմաց (dimats) across from.
What does it look like in a Armenian example sentence?
“Լույսը անցնում է վարագույրի միջով” (luysə antsnum e varaguyri mijov) — The light passes through the curtain. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.