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### Movement: "To" and "From"

In Arabic, prepositions connect words to show location or direction. Separate prepositions are written as independent words, rather than attaching directly to the nouns that follow them.

To express going "to" a destination, use the preposition إلى with a verb of motion like ذهب (to go). 

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To express returning "from" a place, use the preposition من alongside the verb رجع (to return).

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### Location: "In" and "On"

When describing where things are located, use the prepositions في (in) and على (on). Because Arabic does not use words for "is" or "are" in the present tense, simply placing a subject and a prepositional phrase next to each other creates a complete sentence.

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These prepositions are exactly what you need to answer questions using أين (where).

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### Combining Prepositions

You can easily use multiple prepositions in the same sentence to describe a journey from one place to another, or to give more specific details about where an object is.

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Separate prepositions (في، من، إلى، على)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

interrogative

noun

numeral

particle

prefix

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The definite article and locatives (الـ)

Basic noun gender (ة)

Sun and moon letters

Singular subject pronouns (أنا، أنت، هو، هي)

Indefinite nouns and nominal sentences (ـٌ)

Demonstrative pronouns for 'this' (هذا / هذه)

Attributive adjectives

Predicative adjectives

Yes/No questions (هل، أ)

Basic questions (من، ما، أين)

Singular possessive pronouns (ـي، ـك، ـه، ـها)

Plural subject pronouns (نحن، أنتم، هم)

Plural possessive pronouns (ـنا، ـكم، ـهم)

Noun possession

Attached prepositions (بـ، لـ، كـ)

Pronouns with prepositions

Having and possessing (عند، لـ، مع)

Regular plural nouns (ـون، ـين، ـات)

Broken plurals

Dual nouns (ـان / ـين)

Plural and distant demonstratives (هؤلاء، ذلك، تلك)

Non-human plural agreement

Present tense singular verbs

Verbal sentences (VSO)

Present tense plural verbs

Topicalized sentences (SVO)

The indefinite accusative case (ـاً)

Verb object pronouns (-ني، -ك، -ه)

Present tense negation (لا)

Question words with verbs (متى، كيف...)

Adverbs of time and place

The future tense (سـ / سوف)

Intentions and desires (أن)

Negating states and possession (ليس)

Past tense singular suffixes

Past tense plural suffixes

Negating past events (ما)

Singular commands

Numbers 1 to 10

Number agreement for 1 and 2 (واحد، اثنان)

Asking how many (كم)

Numbers 3 to 10 (ثلاثة إلى عشرة)

Ordinal numbers 1 to 10 (الأول، الثاني)

Basic conjunctions (فـ، أو، لكن)

Ordering at a café (واحد، اثنان)

Food and drink with conjunctions (و، ف، أو، لكن)

There is and there are (هناك / ليس هناك)

Direct address (يا)

Giving reasons (لأنّ)

Relative pronouns (الذي / التي)

Quantifiers (كل / بعض)

The past tense of 'to be' (كان)

Past possession

Numbers 11 to 19 and tens to 80

Telling time (الساعة)

This book vs this is a book (هذا الكتاب، هذا كتاب)

Greetings (مرحبا، السلام عليكم)

How are you? and goodbye (كيف حالك، مع السلامة)

Nationalities (مصري، مصرية)

Roots and patterns (كتب، كتاب، مكتب)

Politeness (من فضلك، آسف)

Complex possession chains

Colors and traits (أفعل / فعلاء)

Plural colors and traits (فُعْل)

Comparative adjectives (أفعل من)

Superlative adjectives (أفعل)

Adverbs of manner (ـاً)

The nominative case (ـُ)

The genitive case (ـِ)

The accusative case (ـَ)

Dual noun cases (ـان / ـين)

Masculine plurals and 'the best of' (أفضل النجارين)

Emphasizing sentences (إنّ)

Connecting clauses (أنّ)

Reporting speech (قال إنّ)

Expressing contrast (لكنّ)

Comparison and probability (كأنّ, لعلّ)

Distant plural pointing (أولئك)

Plural relative pronouns (الذين, اللواتي)

Past habits (كان + present)

Ongoing actions (ما زال)

Masculine plurals online (مبرمجون، مؤثرون)

Perfective past (قد)

Probability (قد)

The subjunctive mood (أن)

Expressing purpose (لـ)

Question	Answer
to go	ذهبdhahaba
to	إلىilâ
school	مدرسةmadrasah
The student went to the school.	ذهب الطالب إلى المدرسة.dhahaba at-tâlibu ilâ al-madrasati.
to return	رجعraja'a
from	منmin
hospital	مستشفىmustashfâ
The nurse returned from the hospital.	رجع الممرض من المستشفى.raja'a al-mumarridu mina al-mustashfâ.
on / of (evidence of) / to (lie to someone) / for (difficult for someone)	على'ala
street	شارعshâri'
The car is on the street.	السيارة على الشارع.as-sayyâratu 'alâ ash-shâri'i.
restaurant	مطعمmat'am
Is the new restaurant in the city?	هل المطعم الجديد في المدينة؟hal al-mat'amu al-jadîdu fî al-madînah?
market	سوقsûq
He went from the house to the market.	هو ذهب من البيت إلى السوق.huwa dhahaba mina al-bayti ilâ as-sûq.
The book is on the table in the school.	الكتاب على الطاولة في المدرسة.al-kitâbu 'alâ at-tâwilati fî al-madrasati
The sick person went to the hospital.	ذهب المريض إلى المستشفى.dhahaba al-marîdu ilâ al-mustashfâ.
The employee returned from the market to the restaurant.	رجع الموظف من السوق إلى المطعم.rajaʿa al-muwazzafu mina as-sûqi ilâ al-matʿami
The big market is on this street.	السوق الكبير على هذا الشارع.as-sûqu al-kabîru 'alâ hâdhâ ash-shâri'i
Where is the dog? The dog is on the street.	أين الكلب؟ الكلب على الشارع.ayna al-kalbu? al-kalbu 'alâ ash-shâri'i.
Did the student go to the restaurant? Yes.	هل ذهب الطالب إلى المطعم؟ نعم.hal dhahaba at-tâlibu ilâ al-mat'ami? na'am.