Prepositional phrases are an essential aspect of Bulgarian grammar. They are used to express the relationship between parts of a sentence and can indicate direction, location, time, or other abstract ideas. In Bulgarian, prepositional phrases generally consist of a preposition followed by a noun, pronoun, or adjective. Understanding and mastering prepositional phrases in Bulgarian can significantly improve your communication skills and overall fluency in the language. Therefore, the following exercises have been designed to help you practice and develop a better understanding of prepositional phrases in Bulgarian grammar.
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the correct prepositional phrases
1. ŠŠ· Š¶ŠøŠ²ŠµŃ *Š²* {in} Š”Š¾ŃŠøŃ, ŃŃŠ¾Š»ŠøŃŠ°ŃŠ° Š½Š° ŠŃŠ»Š³Š°ŃŠøŃ.
2. Š¢Š¾Š¹ ŃŠ°Š±Š¾ŃŠø *Š½Š°* {at} ŃŠ½ŠøŠ²ŠµŃŃŠøŃŠµŃŠ° ŠæŃŠµŠ· Š“ŠµŠ½Ń.
3. Š¢e ŠæŃŃŃŠ²Š°Ń *Š“Š¾* {to} ŠŠ°ŃŠ½Š° Š½Š° Š»ŃŃŠ½Š° Š²Š°ŠŗŠ°Š½ŃŠøŃ.
4. Š¢Ń Š¾ŃŠøŠ“Šµ *Š·Š°* {for} ŃŃŠæŠµŃŠ¼Š°ŃŠŗŠµŃŠ° Š“Š° ŠŗŃŠæŠø Ń Š»ŃŠ±.
5. ŠŠ°Š±Š° *Š¾Ń* {from} ŃŠµŠ»Š¾ŃŠ¾ Š¼Šµ Š½Š°Š±Š»ŃŠ“Š°Š²Š° ŠæŃŠµŠ· ŠæŃŠ¾Š·Š¾ŃŠµŃŠ°.
6. ŠŠ¾Š¼ŃŠµŃŠ¾ ŠøŠ³ŃŠ°Šµ *Š½Š°* {on} ŃŠ»ŠøŃŠ°ŃŠ° Ń ŠæŃŠøŃŃŠµŠ»ŠøŃŠµ ŃŠø.
7. ŠŠµŠ½Š°ŃŠ° Š³Š¾Š²Š¾ŃŠø *Ń* {with} ŃŃŃŠµŠ“ŠŗŠ°ŃŠ° ŃŠø Š½Š° ŃŠµŠ»ŠµŃŠ¾Š½Š°.
8. ŠŃŃ *ŃŃŠµŃŃ* {against} ŠøŠ“ŠµŃŃŠ° Š“Š° ŠæŃŃŃŠ²Š°Š¼Šµ Š½Š¾ŃŠµŠ¼.
9. ŠŃŃŠµŃŠ¾ ŃŠŗŠ¾ŃŠø *Š½Š°Š“* {over} Š³ŃŠ°Š“ŠøŠ½ŃŠŗŠ°ŃŠ° Š¾Š³ŃŠ°Š“Š°.
10. *ŠæŃŠµŠ“* {in front of} ŠŗŠøŠ½Š¾ŃŠ¾ ŠøŠ¼Š°ŃŠµ Š“ŃŠ»Š³Š° Š¾ŠæŠ°ŃŠŗŠ°.
11. ŠŠ±ŠøŃŠ°Š¼ Š“Š° ŃŠ°Š·Ń Š¾Š¶Š“Š°Š¼ *Š¾ŠŗŠ¾Š»Š¾* {around} ŠæŠ°ŃŠŗŠ° ŃŃŃŃŠøŠ½ŃŠ°.
12. Š”Š»ŠµŠ“ ŃŠ°Š±Š¾ŃŠ°, ŃŃŃŠ±Š²Š° Š“Š° ŃŃŠ¼ *Ń* {at} Š“Š¾Š¼Š° Š¼ŠµŠ¶Š“Ń 6 Šø 7 ŃŠ°ŃŠ°.
13. Š¢Š¾Š¹ ŃŠµ ŠøŠ“Š²Š° *ŃŠ»ŠµŠ“* {after} Š¾Š±ŃŠ“ Š“Š° ŠæŃŠ¾Š²ŠµŃŠø ŠµŠ»ŠµŠŗŃŃŠ¾Š½ŠøŠŗŠ°ŃŠ°.
14. Š Š°Š·Š³Š¾Š²Š¾ŃŃŃ *Š¼ŠµŠ¶Š“Ń* {between} ŃŃŃ Š±ŠµŃŠµ Š½ŠµŠ»Š¾Š²ŃŠŗ Šø Š½Š°ŠæŃŠµŠ³Š½Š°Ń.
15. ŠŃŠ·ŃŠ°ŃŃŠ½Š°ŃŠ° Š¶ŠµŠ½Š° ŃŠ°ŠŗŠ°ŃŠµ *ŠæŠ¾Š“* {under} ŃŃŠ½ŠŗŠ°ŃŠ° Š½Š° Š“ŃŃŠ²Š¾ŃŠ¾.
2. Š¢Š¾Š¹ ŃŠ°Š±Š¾ŃŠø *Š½Š°* {at} ŃŠ½ŠøŠ²ŠµŃŃŠøŃŠµŃŠ° ŠæŃŠµŠ· Š“ŠµŠ½Ń.
3. Š¢e ŠæŃŃŃŠ²Š°Ń *Š“Š¾* {to} ŠŠ°ŃŠ½Š° Š½Š° Š»ŃŃŠ½Š° Š²Š°ŠŗŠ°Š½ŃŠøŃ.
4. Š¢Ń Š¾ŃŠøŠ“Šµ *Š·Š°* {for} ŃŃŠæŠµŃŠ¼Š°ŃŠŗŠµŃŠ° Š“Š° ŠŗŃŠæŠø Ń Š»ŃŠ±.
5. ŠŠ°Š±Š° *Š¾Ń* {from} ŃŠµŠ»Š¾ŃŠ¾ Š¼Šµ Š½Š°Š±Š»ŃŠ“Š°Š²Š° ŠæŃŠµŠ· ŠæŃŠ¾Š·Š¾ŃŠµŃŠ°.
6. ŠŠ¾Š¼ŃŠµŃŠ¾ ŠøŠ³ŃŠ°Šµ *Š½Š°* {on} ŃŠ»ŠøŃŠ°ŃŠ° Ń ŠæŃŠøŃŃŠµŠ»ŠøŃŠµ ŃŠø.
7. ŠŠµŠ½Š°ŃŠ° Š³Š¾Š²Š¾ŃŠø *Ń* {with} ŃŃŃŠµŠ“ŠŗŠ°ŃŠ° ŃŠø Š½Š° ŃŠµŠ»ŠµŃŠ¾Š½Š°.
8. ŠŃŃ *ŃŃŠµŃŃ* {against} ŠøŠ“ŠµŃŃŠ° Š“Š° ŠæŃŃŃŠ²Š°Š¼Šµ Š½Š¾ŃŠµŠ¼.
9. ŠŃŃŠµŃŠ¾ ŃŠŗŠ¾ŃŠø *Š½Š°Š“* {over} Š³ŃŠ°Š“ŠøŠ½ŃŠŗŠ°ŃŠ° Š¾Š³ŃŠ°Š“Š°.
10. *ŠæŃŠµŠ“* {in front of} ŠŗŠøŠ½Š¾ŃŠ¾ ŠøŠ¼Š°ŃŠµ Š“ŃŠ»Š³Š° Š¾ŠæŠ°ŃŠŗŠ°.
11. ŠŠ±ŠøŃŠ°Š¼ Š“Š° ŃŠ°Š·Ń Š¾Š¶Š“Š°Š¼ *Š¾ŠŗŠ¾Š»Š¾* {around} ŠæŠ°ŃŠŗŠ° ŃŃŃŃŠøŠ½ŃŠ°.
12. Š”Š»ŠµŠ“ ŃŠ°Š±Š¾ŃŠ°, ŃŃŃŠ±Š²Š° Š“Š° ŃŃŠ¼ *Ń* {at} Š“Š¾Š¼Š° Š¼ŠµŠ¶Š“Ń 6 Šø 7 ŃŠ°ŃŠ°.
13. Š¢Š¾Š¹ ŃŠµ ŠøŠ“Š²Š° *ŃŠ»ŠµŠ“* {after} Š¾Š±ŃŠ“ Š“Š° ŠæŃŠ¾Š²ŠµŃŠø ŠµŠ»ŠµŠŗŃŃŠ¾Š½ŠøŠŗŠ°ŃŠ°.
14. Š Š°Š·Š³Š¾Š²Š¾ŃŃŃ *Š¼ŠµŠ¶Š“Ń* {between} ŃŃŃ Š±ŠµŃŠµ Š½ŠµŠ»Š¾Š²ŃŠŗ Šø Š½Š°ŠæŃŠµŠ³Š½Š°Ń.
15. ŠŃŠ·ŃŠ°ŃŃŠ½Š°ŃŠ° Š¶ŠµŠ½Š° ŃŠ°ŠŗŠ°ŃŠµ *ŠæŠ¾Š“* {under} ŃŃŠ½ŠŗŠ°ŃŠ° Š½Š° Š“ŃŃŠ²Š¾ŃŠ¾.
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions
1. ŠŠµŠ¹ŠŗŠ°ŃŠ° Š±ŠµŃŠµ *Š¾ŠŗŠ¾Š»Š¾* {around} ŃŠ²ŠµŃŠ°ŃŠ½ŠøŃŠ°ŃŠ° Š² ŠæŠ°ŃŠŗŠ°.
2. Š”ŠµŠ¼ŠµŠ¹ŃŃŠ²Š¾ŃŠ¾ ŠæŠ»Š°Š½ŠøŃŠ° Š“Š° ŠæŃŃŃŠ²Š° *Š“Š¾* {to} ŠŃŠæŠ°Š½ŠøŃ ŠæŃŠµŠ· Š°Š²Š³ŃŃŃ.
3. Š„Š°ŃŃŠøŃŃŠ° Šµ Š·Š°Š±ŃŠ°Š²ŠµŠ½Š° *Š½Š°* {on} Š¼Š°ŃŠ°ŃŠ° Š² ŠŗŃŃ Š½ŃŃŠ°.
4. Š¢Ń ŠøŠ·Š½ŠµŃŠµ Š±Š¾ŠŗŠ»ŃŠŗŠ° *Š¾Ń* {from} Š“Š¾Š¼Š° ŃŠø.
5. Š£ŃŠµŠ½ŠøŃŠøŃŠµ ŃŠµ ŠæŃŠøŠ±ŠøŃŠ°Ń *ŃŠ»ŠµŠ“* {after} ŃŃŠøŠ»ŠøŃŠµ.
6. ŠŠ»Š°Š½ŠøŠ½Š°ŃŠ° Š ŠøŠ»Š° Šµ ŃŠ°Š·ŠæŠ¾Š»Š¾Š¶ŠµŠ½Š° *Š½Š°* {in} ŃŠ³Š¾Š·Š°ŠæŠ°Š“Š½Š° ŠŃŠ»Š³Š°ŃŠøŃ.
7. ŠŃŠøŃŃŠµŠ»ŠŗŠ°ŃŠ° Š¼Ń ŠøŠ“Š²Š° *Š¾Ń* {from} ŃŃŃŠµŠ“Š½ŠøŃ Š³ŃŠ°Š“ Š“Š° Š³Š¾ Š½Š°Š²ŠµŃŃŠø.
8. ŠŠ¾Š»Š°ŃŠ° Š¼ŠøŠ½Š° *ŠæŃŠµŠ·* {through} ŠæŠ°ŃŠŗŠ°, ŠæŃŠµŠ“ŠøŠ·Š²ŠøŠŗŠ²Š°Š¹ŠŗŠø Š³Š¾Š»ŃŠ¼Š¾ Š±ŠµŠ·ŠæŠ¾ŠŗŠ¾Š¹ŃŃŠ²Š¾.
9. Š¢Š¾Š¹ Š½Š°ŠæŠøŃŠ° Š»ŃŠ±Š¾Š²Š½Š¾ ŠæŠøŃŠ¼Š¾ *Š“Š¾* {to} ŃŠ²Š¾ŃŃŠ° ŠæŃŠøŃŃŠµŠ»ŠŗŠ°.
10. ŠŃŠŗŃŠøŃ Š¼Šµ Š¶Š°Š±ŠøŃŠµ *ŠæŠ¾Š“* {under} ŃŃŠ°ŃŠ°ŃŠ° Š³ŃŠµŠ“Š° ŃŠ²ŠµŃŃ.
11. Š”ŃŠ±ŠøŃŠ°Ń Š¼Šµ ŃŠµŃŠµŃŠø *Š½Š°* {on} Š²ŠøŃ ŃŠµŠ½ŠøŃ Š“ŠµŠ½.
12. Š¢ŃŃŠ±Š²Š° Š“Š° ŃŃŠµ ŃŃŠŗ *ŠæŃŠµŠ“Šø* {before} ŃŠµŃŃ ŃŠ°ŃŠ° Š²ŠµŃŠµŃŃŠ°.
13. ŠŠøŠ¶Š“Š°Š¼Šµ ŃŠµ *ŠæŃŠø* {at} Š°Š²ŃŠ¾Š±ŃŃŠ½Š°ŃŠ° ŃŠæŠøŃŠŗŠ° Š²ŃŃŠŗŠ° ŃŃŃŃŠøŠ½.
14. ŠŠµŠ±ŠµŃŠ¾ ŃŠæŠø *Š²* {in} Š»ŠµŠ³Š»Š¾ŃŠ¾ Š¼ŠµŠ¶Š“Ń ŃŠ²Š¾ŠøŃŠµ ŃŠ¾Š“ŠøŃŠµŠ»Šø.
15. ŠŃŠ°ŃŠøŃ Š¼Šµ ŠæŠ¾ŠŗŠ°Š½Š° *Š½Š°* {to} Š²ŃŠøŃŠŗŠøŃŠµ Š½Šø ŠæŃŠøŃŃŠµŠ»Šø Š·Š° ŠæŠ°ŃŃŠøŃŠ¾.
2. Š”ŠµŠ¼ŠµŠ¹ŃŃŠ²Š¾ŃŠ¾ ŠæŠ»Š°Š½ŠøŃŠ° Š“Š° ŠæŃŃŃŠ²Š° *Š“Š¾* {to} ŠŃŠæŠ°Š½ŠøŃ ŠæŃŠµŠ· Š°Š²Š³ŃŃŃ.
3. Š„Š°ŃŃŠøŃŃŠ° Šµ Š·Š°Š±ŃŠ°Š²ŠµŠ½Š° *Š½Š°* {on} Š¼Š°ŃŠ°ŃŠ° Š² ŠŗŃŃ Š½ŃŃŠ°.
4. Š¢Ń ŠøŠ·Š½ŠµŃŠµ Š±Š¾ŠŗŠ»ŃŠŗŠ° *Š¾Ń* {from} Š“Š¾Š¼Š° ŃŠø.
5. Š£ŃŠµŠ½ŠøŃŠøŃŠµ ŃŠµ ŠæŃŠøŠ±ŠøŃŠ°Ń *ŃŠ»ŠµŠ“* {after} ŃŃŠøŠ»ŠøŃŠµ.
6. ŠŠ»Š°Š½ŠøŠ½Š°ŃŠ° Š ŠøŠ»Š° Šµ ŃŠ°Š·ŠæŠ¾Š»Š¾Š¶ŠµŠ½Š° *Š½Š°* {in} ŃŠ³Š¾Š·Š°ŠæŠ°Š“Š½Š° ŠŃŠ»Š³Š°ŃŠøŃ.
7. ŠŃŠøŃŃŠµŠ»ŠŗŠ°ŃŠ° Š¼Ń ŠøŠ“Š²Š° *Š¾Ń* {from} ŃŃŃŠµŠ“Š½ŠøŃ Š³ŃŠ°Š“ Š“Š° Š³Š¾ Š½Š°Š²ŠµŃŃŠø.
8. ŠŠ¾Š»Š°ŃŠ° Š¼ŠøŠ½Š° *ŠæŃŠµŠ·* {through} ŠæŠ°ŃŠŗŠ°, ŠæŃŠµŠ“ŠøŠ·Š²ŠøŠŗŠ²Š°Š¹ŠŗŠø Š³Š¾Š»ŃŠ¼Š¾ Š±ŠµŠ·ŠæŠ¾ŠŗŠ¾Š¹ŃŃŠ²Š¾.
9. Š¢Š¾Š¹ Š½Š°ŠæŠøŃŠ° Š»ŃŠ±Š¾Š²Š½Š¾ ŠæŠøŃŠ¼Š¾ *Š“Š¾* {to} ŃŠ²Š¾ŃŃŠ° ŠæŃŠøŃŃŠµŠ»ŠŗŠ°.
10. ŠŃŠŗŃŠøŃ Š¼Šµ Š¶Š°Š±ŠøŃŠµ *ŠæŠ¾Š“* {under} ŃŃŠ°ŃŠ°ŃŠ° Š³ŃŠµŠ“Š° ŃŠ²ŠµŃŃ.
11. Š”ŃŠ±ŠøŃŠ°Ń Š¼Šµ ŃŠµŃŠµŃŠø *Š½Š°* {on} Š²ŠøŃ ŃŠµŠ½ŠøŃ Š“ŠµŠ½.
12. Š¢ŃŃŠ±Š²Š° Š“Š° ŃŃŠµ ŃŃŠŗ *ŠæŃŠµŠ“Šø* {before} ŃŠµŃŃ ŃŠ°ŃŠ° Š²ŠµŃŠµŃŃŠ°.
13. ŠŠøŠ¶Š“Š°Š¼Šµ ŃŠµ *ŠæŃŠø* {at} Š°Š²ŃŠ¾Š±ŃŃŠ½Š°ŃŠ° ŃŠæŠøŃŠŗŠ° Š²ŃŃŠŗŠ° ŃŃŃŃŠøŠ½.
14. ŠŠµŠ±ŠµŃŠ¾ ŃŠæŠø *Š²* {in} Š»ŠµŠ³Š»Š¾ŃŠ¾ Š¼ŠµŠ¶Š“Ń ŃŠ²Š¾ŠøŃŠµ ŃŠ¾Š“ŠøŃŠµŠ»Šø.
15. ŠŃŠ°ŃŠøŃ Š¼Šµ ŠæŠ¾ŠŗŠ°Š½Š° *Š½Š°* {to} Š²ŃŠøŃŠŗŠøŃŠµ Š½Šø ŠæŃŠøŃŃŠµŠ»Šø Š·Š° ŠæŠ°ŃŃŠøŃŠ¾.