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 === Prepositions and postpositions ===
-In English, words like in, on, with, before, and after are prepositions. They come before a noun. For example, in the house.
+In English, words like ''in, on, with, before'', and ''after'' are prepositions. They come before the noun in sentence and show direction, location, or time, or introduce an object. For example,
+*in the house
+*to the car
+*at the table
+*on the desk
 Depending on the various grammar rules, Finnish prepositions may appear in one of three ways:
+#They may come before the noun. For example, ennen sotaa (before the war).
+#They may come after the noun. (In this case, it is called a postposition.) For example, sodan jälkeen(after the war).
+#They may be added to the noun. For example Helsinki becomes Helsinkiin (into Helsinki). Table 2, on the next page, contains other examples.
-*They may come before the noun. For example, ennen sotaa (before the war).
+=== Word endings ===
+Endings are also added to words for other grammatical purposes. See Tables 1 and 3 for other examples.
-*They may come after the noun. (In this case, it is called a postposition.) For example, sodan jälkeen(after the war).
-*They may be added to the noun. For example Helsinki becomes Helsinkiin (into Helsinki). Table 2, on the next page, contains other examples.
-Word endings. Endings are also added to words for other grammatical purposes. See Tables 1 and 3 for other examples.
 == Tables ==
 === 1. Possessive Endings ===