4.5. TRANSLATING PREPOSITIONS 219- During
The conceptual noun means several different things depending on its
use, and has different pronunciations for each different use. When used
directly after nouns that denote some activity, it is pronounced , and
is used to indicate that the verb action or verb state that follows it applies
during the period that the activity noun describes. This may sound a bit
abstract, so an example:”(I) am in the middle of a delivery.”Clearly a delivery takes time to perform, and the indicates that
something is the case, or takes place, during this time.- Cross-..., throughout
When used for with location nouns, the meaning for changes to ”cross-
...” such as ”cross country” or ”nation-wide”, and the reading changes to
, such as in for instance:
”The world over, people are born and people die.”- Amid, among, amongst, in, inside, within
And finally, when used in the paĴern that does not have omiĴed, is
pronounced , and can mean a wide variety of things that are associated
with being located inside something. When focusing on locations, is
used as the follow up particle, but when refers to abstract concepts such
as ”amidst [a collection]” or ”among [things]”, it is followed by instead,
such as in for instance:”From (amongst) food, (I) like Japanese food best.”Here refers to something being located inside a category. Since
this is an abstract location, the particle is used. However, when there