Saturday, December 30, 2017

prepositions - Using “before” for relationships other than time


As I read books and posts on G+, I am confused from using of some adverbs of place and time.


And why? Because some ones I have paired with time (for example before) are used as adverb of place.


For example



The Church of Our Lady Before Týn



But in my opinion it should be



The Church of Our Lady in the front of Týn




because Týn is a place and the church stands near this place — and really it stands in front of it, in the direction of the Old town square (Staroměstské náměstí).


So, what are the rules for using of before? Is the first translation correct?




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