5.1 Introduction
Prepositions are the little words that combine with nouns, pronouns or noun equivalents to show spatial, temporal or other relationships. We call this noun or noun equivalent the object of the preposition. If the object of the preposition is a pronoun, it must be in the object form.
| Examples: | til henne to (for) her |
for oss for us |
med meg with me |
mellom guttene between the boys |
A prepositional phrase can function as an adverbial, expressing time or place.
| Examples: | Han bor i Norge. (He lives in Norway.) |
Adverbial of place |
| Jeg har vært der i seks år. (He has been there for six years.) |
Adverbial of time |