Przyimek at
Przyimek at może sprawić wiele problemów. Aby się tego ustrzec, zacznijmy od przeanalizowania typowych zastosowań przyimka at:
1. Przyimek at służy do określania miejsca, które jest postrzegane jako punkt w przestrzeni, np.
| playI was waiting only 2 minutes at the bus stop. | Czekałam tylko 2 minuty na przystanku. |
| playJohn is at Mary's now. They are studying French together. | John jest teraz u Mary. Uczą się razem francuskiego. |
| playI was absent at the wedding but I sent a present. | Byłem nieobecny na weselu, ale wysłałem prezent. |
| playWrite your name at the top of the page. | Napisz swoje imię na górze strony. |
2. Przyimek at ma również zastosowanie przy określaniu czasu, odczytywaniu czasu z zegara, z posiłkami, z niektórymi świętami (tymi, które trwają dłużej, niż jeden dzień), np.
| playSue arrived at 5 o'clock in the morning. | Sue przybyła o 5 godzinie rano. |
| playAt Easter I usually stay at my aunt's house. | W Wielkanoc zwykle przebywam w domu mojej cioci. |
| playWe can't meet at lunch time because I have to work. | Nie możemy się spotkać w czasie lunchu, bo muszę pracować. |
Poniżej przedstawiamy listę najważniejszych wyrażeń przyimkowych z at:
| Prepositional phrase | Translation | Examples |
| playat night | w nocy | playI like reading at night. |
| playat the weekend | w weekend | playWe are planning to go skiing at the weekend. |
| playat the end of | na koniec/końcu | playWhat's at the end of this road? Just a dead end? |
| playat the beginning of | na początku | playI wonder what life was like at the beginning of the 18th century. |
| playat the door | u drzwi | playSomeone is standing at the door. |
| playat the top of | na górze | playAt the top of the mountain there were 3 men. |
| playat the bottom of | na dole | playAt the bottom of page 9 there is my signature. |
| playat the front | z przodu | playThere is a beautiful garden at the front of the mansion. |
| playat the back | z tyłu | playThere's a garage at the back of my house. |
| playat home | w domu | playJust feel at home. |
| playat work | w pracy | playRecently we've got a lot to do at work. |
| playat school / university / college | w szkole / na uniwersytecie / w college'u | playDid you have lunch at school yesterday? |
| playat sea | nad morzem | playDo you think that spending holidays at sea is what she really wants? |
| playat a party | na przyjęciu | playThis is Amanda. We've met at a party. |
| playat a conference | na konferencji | playWe are not allowed to eat snacks at a conference. |
| playat the station/airport | na stacji/lotnisku | playIs someone going to welcome me at the airport? |
| playat the doctor's | u lekarza | playHe was supposed to be at the doctor's now! |
| playat the age of... | w wieku ... lat | playMy father got married at the age of 30. |
| playat... degrees Celsius | w ... stopniach Celsjusza | playWater doesn't boil at 50 degrees Celsius. |
| playat the crossroads | na skrzyżowaniu | playHis car is waiting at the crossroads now. |
| playat the table | przy stole | playThere was the whole family sitting at the table. |
| playat the wedding/funeral | na ślubie / pogrzebie | playIt was at the funeral when I first saw Susan. |
| playat last | w końcu | playAt last we found our way back home. |
| playat the bus stop | na przystanku | playWaiting at the bus stop is not my favourite pastime. |
| playat church | w kościele | playShe spends Sundays at church. |
| playat all costs | za wszelką cenę | playYou must pass this exam at all costs. |
| playat dawn | o świcie | playAt dawn she woke up and found out that her purse was missing. |
| playat ease | odprężony | playGo for a walk - this will set your mind at ease. |
| playat first | na początku | playAt first I felt very stressed buth then everything went smooth. |
| playat the end | pod koniec | playAt the end of the movie everyone was fast asleep. |
| playat first sight | od pierwszego wejrzenia | playIt was love at first sight and it lasted the whole 2 weeks. |
| playat hand | pod ręką, w pobliżu | playIt's never at hand when I need it. |
| playat heart | tak na prawdę | playAt heart, I still love you, Pamela Anderson. |
| playat ... km an hour | z prędkością ... km/h | playSir, you've been driving your vehicle at 170 km an hour. |
| playat large | na wolności | playThe murderer escaped from prison and is still at large. |
| playat least | przynajmniej | playAt least I have my pride. |
| playat the moment | w tej chwili | playAre you busy at the moment? |
| playat noon | w południe | playI have just made an appointment at noon. |
| playat war / peace | w czasie wojny / pokoju | playIt means we're at war. |
| playat present | obecnie | playAt present the station is closed. |
| playat short notice | od ręki | playI don't believe they repaired your car at such a short notice. |
| playat full speed | z pełną prędkością | playDriving at full speed gives me the adrenaline which I need. |
| playat times | czasami | playThe acoustics was so poor that I didn't hear the lecturer at times. |