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Prepositions
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Tuvaluan
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mai tua
prep. 1. backside-
1. ~の裏の,~の後ろに
prep. 2. outside-
2. ~の外の,~の外側に
adv. 3. afterwards, later
3. 以後,あとで
[参] mai tafa, tua.
i lō
prep. 1. instead of -; rather than -
1. ~の代わりに;~よりむしろ
conj. 2. instead of -; rather than -
2. ~する代わりに;~するよりむしろ
Au e sasale ilō o te fano i te motokā. I will walk instead of driving. Au e fiafia atu ki pūsi i lō o kulī. I like cats more than dogs.
Au e sasale ilō o te fano i te motokā. 私は車で行く代わりに歩きます.Au e fiafia atu ki puusi i lo o kulī. 犬より猫の方が好きだ.[参] i tafa
uiga3
prep. about-, regarding-
について,に関して
Au e faipati/tavili(N) e uiga mō koe. I'm talking about you.
e uiga mō- の形で用いられる.Au e faipati e uiga mō koe. あなたのことを話しているんですよ.
ne3
prep. by-
~によって
Te tusi tenei ne tusigina ne Ioane. This book is written by John.
Te tusi tenei ne tusigina ne Ioane. この本はジョンによって書かれた.
o
prep. 1. of
1. ~の
interj. 2. in order to
2. ~するために,~しに
i tafa
prep. 1. [N] instead of -; rather than -
1. [北] ~の代わりに;~よりむしろ
conj. 2. [N] instead of -; rather than -
2. [北] ~する代わりに;~するよりむしろ
Au e fiafia atu o faaika i tafa o te noho i uta i te fenua. I would rather go fishing than staying in land. Au e fiafia atu ki pūhi i tafa o kulī. I like cats more than dogs.
Au e fiafia atu o faaika i tafa o te noho i uta i te fenua. 陸に留まっているよりむしろ釣りに出たい.Au e fiafia atu ki pūhi i tafa o kulī. 犬より猫の方が好きだ.[参] i lō
alatū
n. 1. [N] path, road
1. [北] 道,道路
prep. 2. [N] means
2. [北] 手段
prep. 3. [N] by means of, though
3. [北] ~によって,~を通じて
Tenei ailoa te alatū o fakalei te fakalavelave. This is the only way to solve the problem.
Tenei ailoa te alatū o fakalei te fakalavelave. これが唯一の問題解決の手段です.[参] auala
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