Mastering the Amharic prepositions is a crucial step in building fluency in Amharic. These small but mighty words show the relationship between different parts of a sentence—indicating location, time, or how an action is performed. This exercise is designed to challenge your understanding and help you become more confident in using them.

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Part 1: Identify the Amharic Prepositions

Your task is to identify the preposition(s) in the Amharic text.

• በወንበር ላይ ተቀመጠ። — He sat on the chair.
• መጽሐፉን ለልጁ ሰጠ። — He gave the book to the/his child.
• በዱላ መታኝ። — He beat me with a stick.
• ከዛፉ ሥር ዐረፈ። — He rested under the tree.
• ትምህርቴን በአንድ ወር ውስጥ እጨርሳለሁ። — I will finish my studies in one month.
• ትምህርት በሰነፎች ዘንድ የተጠላ ነው። — Education is hated by lazy people.
• በዕውር ፊት ዕንቅፋትን አታድርግ። — Do not place a stumbling block in front of a blind person.
• ልጅ በአባቱ አጠገብ ይቀመጣል። — The child sits beside his father.
• ወንዙን አይቼዋለሁ። — I have seen the river.
• ቤቴ በገበያ አቅራቢያ ነው። — My house is near the market.
• በሕዝብ መካከል ተናገረ። — He spoke among the people.
• ከመሬት ላይ ወደቀ። — He fell on the ground.
• ከእናቱ ዘንድ መጣ። — He came from his mother.
• ከሰው በታች ሆነ። — He became lower than others.
• ከአብርሃም ፊት ቆሞ እየሁት። — I saw him standing in front of Abraham.
• ከአንድ ወር በኋላ እመለሳለሁ። — I will return after one month.

Part 2: Fill in the Blanks

For this section, use the English translation as a guide to fill in the blank space in the Amharic sentence with the correct preposition.

• መኰንን ___ሎንዶን መጣ። — Mekonnen came to London.
• ፈረሱ ሜዳ __ይሮጣል። — His horse runs in the field.
• ፈረሱን __አለንጋ መታው። — He hit his horse with a whip.
• እጁን ጠረጴዛ __ አኖረ። — He placed his hand on the table.
• ማታ ___ ቤቴ እመለሳለሁ። — I will return home in the evening.
• አስተማሪው __ኢትዮጵያ ይተርካል። — The teacher talks about Ethiopia.
• እርሱ ___ተማሪዎቹ ሽልማትን ይሰጣል። — He gives prizes to his students.
• ልጅ ___አባቱ __ ይኖራል። — A child lives with his father.

This is a fantastic step on your journey to mastering Amharic basic grammar rules. Keep up the great work, and you’ll be speaking and understanding fluently in no time!