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Prepositionsfrasen refers to a prepositional phrase (PP), a syntactic unit consisting of a preposition and its complement. The term is common in German-language grammar and describes the same structure that English grammars call a prepositional phrase. PPs express relations such as location, direction, time, or manner and can link a sentence to additional information.

Composition and examples. A PP has a head (the preposition) and a complement, usually a noun phrase

Functions and distribution. PPs can function as adverbial modifiers of verbs (She waited in the lobby), or

Cross-linguistic and theoretical notes. Some languages employ postpositions instead of prepositions; others allow PPs to contain

See also: Prepositional phrase, Postposition, Argument structure.

or
pronoun.
Examples:
in
the
park,
on
the
table,
to
the
store,
with
great
care.
The
complement
may
be
a
simple
NP
(the
park)
or
a
more
complex
construct
(behind
the
old
house).
as
modifiers
of
nouns
(the
book
with
the
red
cover).
They
can
form
part
of
a
larger
noun
phrase
(the
man
in
the
hat)
and
may
appear
in
nested
configurations
(in
front
of
the
house
on
the
hill).
clauses.
In
syntax,
PPs
are
often
analyzed
with
a
functional
head
P
that
assigns
case
to
its
complement
and
determines
its
relationship
to
the
rest
of
the
clause.
Their
relative
simplicity
and
ubiquity
make
them
central
to
syntax,
semantics,
and
natural
language
processing.