Aikaprepositioihin
Aikaprepositioihin is a term used in linguistics to describe the set of elements that express temporal relations in language—often translated as “time prepositions” in English. The term is of Finnish origin and in comparative linguistics it encompasses prepositions, postpositions, and other constructions that locate events in time rather than space.
In practice, aikaprepositioihin answer questions such as when an event occurs, for how long, or how often.
Realizations of temporal relations differ by language. English uses a closed set of prepositions like at, on,
Linguists study aikaprepositioihin to understand how speakers convey temporal meaning, how these forms interact with tense
See also: time expression, preposition, prepositional phrase, tense, aspect, language typology.