Adverbs of Place

Predicate-Related Phrases in Nominal Sentences

Words such as أَمَامَ، خَلْفَ، فَوْقَ، تَحْتَ، عِنْدَ show position or place. They are adverbs of place and may form the complete predicate.

Adverb
Meaning
Example

أَمَامَ
in front of
بَيْتِي أَمَامَ الْمَسْجِدِ

خَلْفَ
behind
الْفَصْلُ خَلْفَ الْمَكْتَبَةِ

فَوْقَ
above
الْكِتَابُ فَوْقَ الْمَكْتَبِ

تَحْتَ
under
السَّيَّارَةُ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ

عِنْدَ
with/at
عِنْدِيْ سَيَّارَةٌ