- at / in / on ・・・ 会話で特によく出る3つ
- to / toward / for ・・・ 方向
- from ・・・ 起点・出発点
- into / out of ・・・ 中に向かって / 外に向かって
- over / under ・・・ 超えて / 下で
- above / below / beneath ・・・ 上に / 下に
- up / down ・・・ 下から上に / 上から下に
- before / after / behind ・・・ 前に / 後ろに / 後方に
- between / among ・・・ ~の間
- near / beside / by ・・・ ~のそばで
- round / around ・・・ 周囲に
[to VS toward]
to:~へ(方向・到達点)
toward:~の方へ(方向 ※移動・進行中のニュアンスが含まれ、到達は含まれない)、~に向かって(※移動のニュアンスが無い場合には ~に向かって、~に面して)
- Ben walks to his office every day. (~へ)
- When I saw Ben, he was walking toward / to his office. (~の方へ)
- He walked toward the station.(~の方へ)
- Our hotel room faced toward the ocean. (~に向かって、~に面して)
[to VS for]
to:~へ(方向・到達点)
for:~に向けて(方向・方角)
- The airplane went to Tokyo. (※行った:到達が含まれている)
- The airplane left for Tokyo.(※出発した:方角のみが含まれている)
- I missed the last train bound for Ebina.
[to]
- Turn to the right at the next corner.
- Can I have a one-way ticket to New York?
- Can you come to the party?
- We've got to get back to the ship.
[toward]
- Jack sat with his back toward the window.
- The flowers will turn toward the sun.
- He took a step toward her.
- He nodded toward Jasmine.
[for]
- "I'll get us some coffee," she said, heading for the kitchen.
- I work for a bank.
- Send for the doctor.
- I was late for school.
[from]
- When did you come back from Tokyo?
- I'm calling from Boston.
- He appeared from nowhere.
- He is absent from school.
※日記 に補足があります。
→ 文法 #35 前置詞の一覧
→ 文法 #56 場所を表す前置詞(at / in / on)
→ 文法 #58 場所を表す前置詞(into / out of)
→ 文法 #59 場所を表す前置詞(over / under)
→ 文法 #60 場所を表す前置詞(above / below / beneath)
→ 文法 #61 場所を表す前置詞(up / down)
→ 文法 #62 場所を表す前置詞(before / after / behind)
→ 文法 #63 場所を表す前置詞(between / among)
→ 文法 #64 場所を表す前置詞(near / beside / by)
→ 文法 #65 場所を表す前置詞(round / around)