Study Resource: Compound prepositions of place
The following are some common compound prepositions of place in Brazilian Portuguese. This means that they are phrases that are used like prepositions of place.
Compound preposition | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
em frente a / na frente de in front of, facing | to indicate a position ahead of something or someone else | Eu estou em frente à estação de metrô. I’m in front of the metro station. |
atrás de behind | to indicate that something or someone is located on the other side of something or someone else | O quintal fica atrás da casa. The yard is behind the house. |
atrás de beside, next to | to indicate that something or someone is at the side or next to something or someone else | Eu moro do/ao lado do parque central. I live next to the central park. |
dentro de inside of | to indicate that something or someone is situated inside of something or somewhere else | Eu não estou no estacionamento. Eu estou dentro do supermercado. I’m not in the parking lot. I'm inside of the supermarket. |
fora de outside | to indicate that something or someone is on the external side of something or somewhere else | Ele deixou a salada fora da geladeira. He left the salad out of the fridge. |
perto de close, near | to indicate a short distance between people, things, or places | Os estudantes moram perto da escola. The students live close to the school. |
longe de far from | to indicates a long distance between people, things, or places | O Brasil fica longe da Austrália. Brazil is far from Australia. |
