Learning the Tamil Prepositions is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. Tamil prepositions link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition. For example, 'I speak English and Tamil language', here 'and' is the preposition as it connects to other words in this sentence. Also I have included Time place and demonstrative pronouns.
| English prepositions | Tamil Prepositions |
| about | kuriththu |
| above | mele |
| among | idaiyil |
| across | kurukkaaga |
| against | yethiraaga |
| under | keezhe |
| after | pinpu/piraku |
| in front of | munnal |
| behind | pinnal |
| far from | thooram |
| near | pakkam |
| in | il |
| inside | ulle |
| outside | veliye |
| with | udan |
| without | illamal |
| about | eraththaazha |
| between | itaiye |
| but | aanaal |
| for | poruttu |
| from | irundhu |
| to/till | varaiyil |
| around | sutri |
| as | oppaaga/avvannam/athupolave |
| before | yethire/munpaaga |
| beneath | adiyil |
| beside | melum/pakkaththil |
| beyond | appaal |
| by | aal/arukil |
| despite | aayinum |
| down | keezhe |
| during | kaalaththil/velaiyil/pozhuthil |
| except | thavira |
| into | ulle/ulnokki |
| near | arukil |
| next | aduththu |
| of | il/in/udaiya |
| on | mele |
| opposite | yethiraana |
| out | veliye |
| over | mele/athikamaai |
| per | vazhiyaai/moolamaai |
| plus | koota |
| round | vattamaana/urundaiyaana |
| since | appozhuthilirundhu/aakaiyaal |
| than | vida |
| through | kurukke/moolamaai |
| toward | poruttu/nokki |
| under | keezhe/adiyil |
| until | varaiyilum |
| up | mele |
| via | vazhiyaaga |
| within | ulle |
| according to | inanga |
| because of | kaaranamaaga |
| close to | pakkaththil |
| due to | kaaranamaai |
| instead of | pathilaaga |
| in spite of | irunthapothilum |
| on behalf of | saarpaai - |
| this | ithu |
| that | athu |
| these | ivaikal |
| those | avaikal |
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