Prepositions of place:
av | from (someone) |
bakom | behind |
efter | after |
framför | in front of |
från | from |
för | for |
genom | through |
hos | at (someone’s place) |
i | in |
med | with |
om | about |
på | on |
till | to |
under | under |
vid | at, by |
över | over |
Other prepositions of place are the following:
ovanför = above
före = in front of
runt = around
When talking about public places and events, the preposition på is often used:
Ska ni gå på teater tillsammans?
Are you going to the theatre together?
There are a few exceptions: i kyrkan, i affären and i fängelset.
The following expressions of place don’t take any prepositions:
hem = (going) home
hemma = at home
ut = (going) out
ute = out, outside
utomlands = abroad