Stationary spatial prepositions (pod, nad, pred, za, među)

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under (+ instrumental)
pod
roof
krov
We are sleeping under the new roof.
Spavamo pod novim krovom.
The dog was sitting under the table in the kitchen.
Pas je sjedio pod stolom u kuhinji.
What is under that old roof?
Što je pod onim starim krovom?
above
nad
hill
brdo
The birds are flying above the hill.
Ptice lete nad brdom.
What is above us?
Što je nad nama?
The sun is shining above the hills now.
Sunce sada sja nad brdima.
in front of
pred
fence
ograda
Who is standing in front of the fence?
Tko stoji pred ogradom?
The cat is sleeping in front of the house.
Mačka spava pred kućom.
Cats often sleep in front of houses.
Mačke često spavaju pred kućama.
behind (+ instrumental)
za
curtain
zavjesa
The child is hiding behind the curtain.
Dijete se skriva za zavjesom.
All the guests are sitting at the table.
Svi gosti sjede za stolom.
I do not see anything behind that curtain.
Ne vidim ništa za tom zavjesom.
cave
špilja
The bear lives among these caves.
Medvjed živi među ovim špiljama.
We are standing in front of the cave.
Stojimo pred špiljom.
She is the most beautiful among the girls.
Ona je najljepša među djevojkama.
The dog is standing in front of the fence, and the cat is sitting behind the fence.
Pas stoji pred ogradom, a mačka sjedi za ogradom.
My brother is sitting under the older tree.
Brat mi sjedi pod starijim stablom.
bush
grm
My cat is hiding among the bushes.
Mačka mi se skriva među grmovima.
The parents are sitting at the table.
Roditelji sjede za stolom.
A bird is flying above the roof.
Ptica leti nad krovom.
The dog is sleeping under the bush.
Pas spava pod grmom.
bench
klupa
stone
kamen
The dog is lying under the bench in front of the stone.
Pas leži pod klupom pred kamenom.
opposite, across from (+ dative)
nasuprot
The church is opposite the station.
Crkva je nasuprot kolodvoru.
Opposite our house is a park.
Nasuprot našoj kući je park.
The cat is sleeping under the bench in the garden.
Mačka spava pod klupom u vrtu.
A large stone lies in front of the house.
Pred kućom leži velik kamen.

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