3. Bifü, before (position).
Man stanom bifü glüg.
A man is standing before the church.
4. Bufü, before (degree).
Bizugolöd snati bufü labem.
Choose honesty before wealth.
5. Büfü, before (time).
Stemanaf onakömom büfü düp mälid.
The steamer will arrive before six o'clock.
6. Da, through (across).
Stägs zipöloms da fot.
The deer wander through the forest.
7. Domü, at (the house of).
Lödob domü bakel.
I live at the baker's.
8. Dub, through (means); with (instrument).
Meliton cädi dub fumäl.
One attains distinction through industry.
Äflapom obi dub spatin.
He struck me with a stick.
9. Fa, by (indicating personal agent).
- Päfunom fa mölodel,He was killed by an assassin.
- Padunos fa nek,It is done by nobody.
- Pästimom fa pösods mödik,He was esteemed by many persons.
10. In, in (at); in (during); in (into, with movement); in (into, denoting change).
In London, in zendel, ägolob in cänöp al cänön ceki in mon.
In London, at midday, I went into a bank to change a check into money.
11. Ko, with (in company with).
- Ogolob ko blod obik,I shall go with my brother.
- (With, as an instrument, is expressed by dub or me, which see.)
- Ko, before o, is replaced by ke by some Volapükists.
12. Lä, near.
- Dedham binom lä Boston.
- Dedham is near Boston.
