Pennsylvania Dutch Dialect - Prepositions
Pronouns in Pennsylvania Dutch
are similar to English, except they
imply different cases of their objects. For contractions and
other information, consult the suggested grammar books.Prepositions that Always Take a Dative Case
Object
aus | out of |
bei | with, by, at, at the house of (shows proximity to a person or
family) |
in blatz vun | instead of |
mit | with |
noch | to, toward |
nooch | after |
vun | from, of, by |
weeich, wegge | about,because of, on account of, concerning |
zidder | since |
zu | to |
Prepositions that Always Take a Accousitive Case Object
bis | until, by, asfar as (bis zum) (time) |
darrich | through |
fer | for |
geeich, geegge | against (a principle) |
um | around (time), at the time |
unne | without |
wedder | against (contact) |
Prepositions that Take both Accousitive and Dative Objects
preposition |
meaning |
an |
at, to |
hinnich, hinner |
behind, in back of |
in |
in (D), into (A) |
iwwer |
over, above |
newich, newe |
beside, next to, near |
owwich |
over, above |
uff |
on, upon |
unnich |
beneath, under, among |
ver, vor |
before, in front of |
zwische, g'schwissich |
between |
note, these objects that depend on motion:
A - toward or into the area represented by the object (into)
D - no motion, or motion with (in)
Prepositions Shortcuts
debei | with it, by it, at it (shows proximity to a person or family) |
dedarrich | through it |
defor | for it |
degeegge | against it |
demit | with it |
denewe | beside it, next to it, near it |
denooch | after it |
devor | before it, in front of it |
devun | from it |
dewedder | against it |
dewegge,deswegge | about it, because of it,on account of it, therefore |
dezwische | between (them) |
dezu | to it |
draa | at it,to it |
draus | out of it |
drin | in it, into it |
driwwer | over it, above it |
druff | on it, upon it |
drum | beneath it, under it, among them |
drunner | without it |
The above show how the prefixes de- and dr- can be used to indicate that the object of the preposition is an inanimate object. In this case, the word represents the preposition and the object.