postposition
Word after noun
A postposition is a word that works like a preposition but follows its object rather than preceding it.
English has few true postpositions—ago in three days ago, aside in that aside, notwithstanding in the rules notwithstanding.
Many languages rely heavily on postpositions where English uses prepositions.
Container or instance
- particleMinute piece of matter
- suffixWord-ending addition
- inflectionWord form alteration
- affixWord-part modifier
morpheme · clitic · enclitic · agglutination · grammatical · morphology · syntax · phrase
Of or from Nippon
- KoreanOf the peninsula nation
- TurkishOf Anatolia's republic
- HindiIndia's official language
- FinnishLanguage of Finland
Hungarian · Basque · Latin · German · agglutinative · Dravidian · Sanskrit · Tibetan
Case expressing ownership
- dativeCase showing indirect object
- accusativeCase for direct objects
- ablativeRemoving by erosion
- instrumentalServing as means
locative · benefactive · illative · translative · declension · oblique
case
Container or instance
- particleMinute piece of matter
- suffixWord-ending addition
- inflectionWord form alteration
affix · morpheme · clitic · enclitic · agglutination · grammatical · morphology · syntax · phrase · clause
Japanese
Of or from Nippon
Finnish · Hungarian · Basque · Latin · German · agglutinative · Dravidian · Sanskrit · Tibetan · Mongolian
genitive
Case expressing ownership
- dativeCase showing indirect object
- accusativeCase for direct objects
- ablativeRemoving by erosion
instrumental · locative · benefactive · illative · translative · declension · oblique
marker
Something that signals location
- relatorOne who narrates
- complementWhat makes complete
- adjunctSubordinate addition to something
govern · agreement · argument · phrase · adverbial · nominal · thematic
location
Position in space
goal · source · path · toward · away · behind · beyond · along · through · onto