Preposition［前置詞］の例と用法
名詞・名詞句・代名詞を別の語句とつなげる役割があります。
| about | below | beside | near | to | above |
| around | between | against | underneath | down | opposite |
| outside | of | despite | out | during | among |
| upon | towards | by | on | until | except |
| without | across | behind | past | from | at |
| into | after | within | round | via | as |
| than | off | since | inside | over | along |
| beneath | under | in | before | for | unlike |
| through | beyond | like | with | up | onto |
時間を表す前置詞
on Monday
in the 19th century
at morning
物や人の居場所を表す前置詞
It is on the table.
She is in the garden.
The picture is on the wall.
形容詞（Adjective）の後に使われる前置詞
She is good at tennis.
Japan is famous for sushi.
I’m worried about my new job.
動詞の後に使われる前置詞
I’m listening to music.
She is waiting for her friend.
He borrows money from his sister.
名詞の後に使われる前置詞
She has trouble with remembering new vocabulary.
定型の表現
The bus arrived in the end.
She arrived just in time for the film.
間違いやすい前置詞の使い方
場所を表す表現に使われる at と in
国や市などの大きなエリアに到着する時は、そのエリア内に入っていくというイメージで、使われるのはin
映画館やレストラン、家といった特定の場所に到着する場合は、地図にピンを立てるイメージで、使われるのはat
When we arrived at the hotel.
He arrived in Japan on Thursday.
時間帯の表現の atと in
朝・午後・夕方・夜と時間を分割した場合、朝・午後・夕方についてはinを使用しますが、夜だけはatを使います。
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
at night
look forward と be 動詞＋looking forward to
同じ意味になります。
動詞のlook＋前置詞のforwardを使った表現
I look forward to meeting you
※少し硬い表現
be動詞＋looking forward toを使った表現
I am looking forward to meeting you.
時間の表現の違い
since ある時点以降
for ある特定の期間
before ある時点より前
after ある時点より後
月や年は、inを用いて表します
My birthday is in May.
日や曜日は、onで表現します
On Saturday, we will have a party.
前置詞と動詞がセットになっている表現
apologize for
ask for
apply for
wait for
care for
prepare for
protect someone from
recovered from
save someone from
suffer from
believe in
specialize in
succeed in
approve of
died of
smell of
based on
concentrate on
rely on
agree on
introduce someone to
refer to
responded to
agree with
provide with
形容詞と前置詞の表現
good at
good for
bad for
famous for
qualified for
ready for
responsible for
suitable for
capable of
fond of
aware of
tired of
pleased with
angry with
bored with
delighted with
satisfied with
married to
responsible to
※注意 responsible for+物事
responsible to+人
interested in
keep on
