Postpositions (Nominative and Genitive)
The following postpositions require the nominative (N) if the governed word is a noun and the genitive (G) if the governed word is a personal pronoun (except the 3rd person plural!). As a rule, demonstrative pronouns in the singular are also in the genitive. However, bu, ul, şul may stand in the nominative.
📍 All of the following postpositions describe the location and can have the suffixes of locative (in, at), dative (to), or ablative (from):
östendə (östenə, östennən) – on, upon, on top of (onto, from)
astında – under
töbendə – at the bottom
başında – at the beginning
yağında – on the side
tarafında – on the side
yanında – beside, near
qırıyında – beside, next to, near
östəl (N) östenə quydı – placed on the table
but: minem (G) östemә utırdı – sat on me
aldında / qarşısında – before, in front of
arasında – between, among
urtasında – in the middle
eçendə – inside
artında – behind
tirəsendə – around
tərəzə (N) aldında tora – stands in front of the window
but: sineñ (G) aldıñda tora – stands in front of you
Postpositions meaning while, during:
waqıtında, waqıtta
çaqta
bala (N) çaqta işettem – I heard when I was a child
👯 Postpositions meaning as, like:
kebek
sıman
şikelle
işe
rəweşendə
tösle, tösendə
bularaq
bulıp
itep
kileş
köye, köyençə, köyenə
xəlendə
at (N) kebek eşli – works like a horse
but: sineñ (G) kebek aqıllı – smart like you
➡️ Postpositions meaning because of, due to, as a result of:
arqasında
səbəple
nəticəsendə
tığınlıq (N) arqasında soñardı – came late because of traffic
but: minem (G) arqamda buldı – happened because of me
Postpositions meaning through, over, across, via, along:
arqılı
aşa
buyı (buyına, buyında, buyınnan, buyınça)
buylap
ütə
sınawlar (N) aşa üttek – we went through the challenges
but: anıñ (G) aşa bara – goes through it
⚠️ And other important postpositions:
belən – with
öçen – for
urınına – instead of
nigezendə – on the basis of
sineñ (G) öçen señlem (N) belən bülək yasadım – I made a present for you with my sister
turında, xaqında – about
aralaş – every other
sayın – every, each
kön (N) sayın anıñ (G) turında uylıym – I think about him/her/it every day