Prepositions and cases

Prepositions and cases in Albanian: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: parafjalet, cas-grammaticauxPass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will recognise and use “Prepositions and cases” correctly in simple examples.

2. Discover

Compare: Djali lexon.; Shoh djalin.; I flas djalit.; libri i djalit. What role does the noun phrase play in each example?

3. Understand

To understand “Prepositions and cases”, start from the examples rather than an abstract definition. Identify the group’s role in the sentence, then notice the form taken by the noun or pronoun.

Djali lexon.Shoh djalin.I flas djalit.libri i djalitvij nga qytetinë qytetShembull shtesë: Bledi pyet në Tiranë.

Watch out

Albanian cases do not map word-for-word onto English prepositions: learn the full construction with an example.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Use “Prepositions and cases” in a short message you could realistically send today.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

For cas et prépositions, ask three questions: what function, which preposition if any, and which noun form?

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9. Now I can…

I can recognise “Prepositions and cases” in a new example.
I can explain my choice and create my own example.