This article describes the use of prepositions and postpositions in Latvian grammar.
The lists below are organized according to the case of the noun phrase following the preposition.
In the plural, however, all prepositions in Latvian can be described as governing the dative case.
For example: Apspriede notika aiz slēgtām durvīm The discussion took place behind closed doors Pēc diviem mēnešiem būs pārbaudījumi After two months there will be a test Uzraksts virs durvīm The inscription above the door * Smaidīt caur asarām To smile through the tears Pa naktīm During night * Sēdēt starp draugiem To sit among friends Latvian has also some adverbs, known as pusprievārdi "semi-prepositions", which can be used like prepositions or postpositions, in combination with a dative noun phrase: The following postpositions govern the genitive case, in both singular and plural: