Pre·po·si·tions
Definition of Prepositions: a word placed typically before a noun, pronoun, or substantive and indicating the relation of that noun, pronoun, or substantive to a verb, an adjective, or another noun, pronoun, or substantive; as English at, by, with, from, in regard to, etc.
Some prepositions describe going away from or a stationary state and generally are followed by the ablative case. Other prepositions describe coming toward or engagement. These are generally followed by the accusative case. While it is helpful to know these general characteristics of Latin prepositions, learning the meaning of a preposition and the case(s) it expects are crucial to reading Latin easily and effectively.
| Preposition | Case | Core Meaning |
| ā/ab | ablative | away from |
| cōram | ablative | in the presence of, before |
| cum | ablative | with |
| dē | ablative | about; down from |
| ē/ex | ablative | out of |
| prō | ablative | before, on behalf of |
| sine | ablative | without |
| ad | accusative | to, towards |
| adversus | accusative | opposite, against |
| ante | accusative | before |
| apud | accusative | among; at the house of |
| contrā | accusative | against |
| inter | accusative | among |
| intrā | accusative | within |
| per | accusative | through |
| post | accusative | behind, after |
| praeter | accusative | past, beyond, except |
| prope | accusative | near |
| propter | accusative | on account of |
| suprā/super | accusative | over, above |
| trāns | accusative | across |
| versus | accusative | toward, in the direction of |
| in | accusative | into (in motion) |
| ablative | in (at rest) | |
| sub | accusative | under, close to (in motion) |
| ablative | under (at rest) |
