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Icelandic
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Prepositions in Icelandic govern a particular case.
Prepositions Governing the Accusative
| Icelandic
| English
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| um
| of, about; around, round; across over; during, by
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| gegnum
| through
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| kringum
| round, around
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| umfram
| above, beyond
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| umhverfis
| around
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| fyrir ofan
| above
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Prepositions Governing the Dative
| Icelandic
| English
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| að
| towards, against, up to, to, at
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| af
| of, off, by, from, with
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| frá
| from
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| hjá
| with, by, near
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| úr
| from
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| andspænis
| right opposite
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| ásamt
| together with
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| gagnvart
| opposite
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| gagn
| against
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| nálægt
| near to
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| gegnt
| opposite to
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| handa
| far, to
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| meðfram
| along
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| mót
| against, opposite (also móti)
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| undan
| from under
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Prepositions Governing the Genitive
| Icelandic
| English
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| til
| to, till, for
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| án
| without
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| auk
| besides
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| meðal
| among
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| megin
| on the side of
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| milli, millum
| between
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| sakir
| on account of
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| sökum
| on account of
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| vegna
| on account of
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| innan
| within
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| utan
| outside
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| ofan
| above
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| neðan
| below
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| sunnan
| south of
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| vestan
| west of
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| norðan
| north of
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| austan
| east of
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| í stað
| instead of
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Prepositions Governing Accusative and Dative
Generally with these prepositions, you would use the accusative when referring to movement or change, and dative when referring to rest or position.
| Icelandic
| English
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| á
| on, upon, in, of, at
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| eftir
| after, by, behind
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| fyrir
| in front of, before, for, because of
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| í
| in, at
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| með
| with
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| undir
| under
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| við
| at, against, by, near
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| yfir
| above, over
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