Editing Old Javanese (section)

=== Preposition ===
There are several prepositions in Old Javanese, in which the noun preceded by the preposition is definite, such as:

* Preposition ''(r)i'' has the meaning of ‘in’, ‘on’, ‘at’, and ‘to’, but also ‘for’, ‘towards’, and even ‘by’, and ‘through’.
* Preposition ''sa(ng)ka'' has the meaning of ‘from’, ‘compared to’ (‘than’ in comparisons), ‘because of’.
* Combination of both prepositions

However, there are particularities in the expression of 'inside' or 'from inside' in Old Javanese. Old Javanese use a combination of either ''jĕro'' or ''dalĕm'' (inner part, depth) followed by clitic ''-ni'', such as ''dalĕmnikang'' to express the idea of 'inside' or 'from inside'. The preposition of the inside is expressed by placing either ''(r)i'' or ''sake'' before either ''jĕro'' or ''dalĕm'' (inner part, depth) without placement of both clitic ''-ni'' and definite articles.

It is important to remember that ''(r)i'' can be used as an object marker of transitive verb and proper noun maker.