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.
| I was waiting only 2 minutes at the bus stop. | Czekałam tylko 2 minuty na przystanku. |
| John is at Mary's now. They are studying French together. | John jest teraz u Mary. Uczą się razem francuskiego. |
| I was absent at the wedding but I sent a present. | Byłem nieobecny na weselu, ale wysłałem prezent. |
| Write your name at the top of the page. | Napisz swoje imię na górze strony. |
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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.
| Sue arrived at 5 o'clock in the morning. | Sue przybyła o 5 godzinie rano. |
| At Easter I usually stay at my aunt's house. | W Wielkanoc zwykle przebywam w domu mojej cioci. |
| We 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 |
| at night | w nocy | I like reading at night. |
| at the weekend | w weekend | We are planning to go skiing at the weekend. |
| at the end of | na koniec/końcu | What's at the end of this road? Just a dead end? |
| at the beginning of | na początku | I wonder what life was like at the beginning of the 18th century. |
| at the door | u drzwi | Someone is standing at the door. |
| at the top of | na górze | At the top of the mountain there were 3 men. |
| at the bottom of | na dole | At the bottom of page 9 there is my signature. |
| at the front | z przodu | There is a beautiful garden at the front of the mansion. |
| at the back | z tyłu | There's a garage at the back of my house. |
| at home | w domu | Just feel at home. |
| at work | w pracy | Recently we've got a lot to do at work. |
| at school / university / college | w szkole / na uniwersytecie / w college'u | Did you have lunch at school yesterday? |
| at sea | nad morzem | Do you think that spending holidays at sea is what she really wants? |
| at a party | na przyjęciu | This is Amanda. We've met at a party. |
| at a conference | na konferencji | We are not allowed to eat snacks at a conference. |
| at the station/airport | na stacji/lotnisku | Is someone going to welcome me at the airport? |
| at the doctor's | u lekarza | He was supposed to be at the doctor's now! |
| at the age of... | w wieku ... lat | My father got married at the age of 30. |
| at... degrees Celsius | w ... stopniach Celsjusza | Water doesn't boil at 50 degrees Celsius. |
| at the crossroads | na skrzyżowaniu | His car is waiting at the crossroads now. |
| at the table | przy stole | There was the whole family sitting at the table. |
| at the wedding/funeral | na ślubie / pogrzebie | It was at the funeral when I first saw Susan. |
| at last | w końcu | At last we found our way back home. |
| at the bus stop | na przystanku | Waiting at the bus stop is not my favourite pastime. |
| at church | w kościele | She spends Sundays at church. |
| at all costs | za wszelką cenę | You must pass this exam at all costs. |
| at dawn | o świcie | At dawn she woke up and found out that her purse was missing. |
| at ease | odprężony | Go for a walk - this will set your mind at ease. |
| at first | na początku | At first I felt very stressed buth then everything went smooth. |
| at the end | pod koniec | At the end of the movie everyone was fast asleep. |
| at first sight | od pierwszego wejrzenia | It was love at first sight and it lasted the whole 2 weeks. |
| at hand | pod ręką, w pobliżu | It's never at hand when I need it. |
| at heart | tak na prawdę | At heart, I still love you, Pamela Anderson. |
| at ... km an hour | z prędkością ... km/h | Sir, you've been driving your vehicle at 170 km an hour. |
| at large | na wolności | The murderer escaped from prison and is still at large. |
| at least | przynajmniej | At least I have my pride. |
| at the moment | w tej chwili | Are you busy at the moment? |
| at noon | w południe | I have just made an appointment at noon. |
| at war / peace | w czasie wojny / pokoju | It means we're at war. |
| at present | obecnie | At present the station is closed. |
| at short notice | od ręki | I don't believe they repaired your car at such a short notice. |
| at full speed | z pełną prędkością | Driving at full speed gives me the adrenaline which I need. |
| at times | czasami | The acoustics was so poor that I didn't hear the lecturer at times. |
