Основно значење
ON … SURFACE - површина или објекат на коме се нешто налази:
They were practicing on the field. Тренирали су на терену.
Our house is on Third Street. Наша кућа је у Трећој улици.
Стандардни изрази
on a bicycle на бицикли
on a bus u autobusu
on a page na stranici
on a plane u avionu
on a train u vozu
on television na televiziji
on the carpet na tepihu
on the ceiling na tavanici
on the cover na koricama
on the door na vratima
on the floor na podu
on the left/right (na)levo/(na)desno
on the menu u meniju (restorana)
on the radio na radiju
on the wall na zidu
on the way na putu (ka)
The author's name is on the cover of the book. Ime autora je na koricama knjige.
There are no prices on this menu. Nema cena u ovom meniju.
I live on the 7th floor at 1 Oxford Street in London. Živim na VII spratu u ul. Oksford br. 1 u Londonu.
You are standing on my foot. Stojiš na mom stopalu.
I left the keys on the table. Ostavio sam ključeve na stolu.
I was just sitting on the stairs. Samo sam sedeo na stepenicama.
The map lies on the desk. Karta leži na stolu.
The picture is on page 35. Slika je na strani 35.
The photo hangs on the wall. Slika visi na zidu.
He lives on a farm. On živi na farmi.
Dresden lies on the river Elbe. Drezden leži na reci Elba.
My friend is on the way to Moscow. Moj prijatelj je na putu za Moskvu.
He lives on Fire Island. On živi na Vatrenom ostrvu.
The shop is on the left. Prodavnica je levo.
Earlier she liked to watch cowboy films on television. Ranije je volela da gleda kaubojske filmove na TV-u.
I’m sitting beside him on the sofa. Sedim pored njega na sofi.
Write this information on the back of the envelope. Napišite tu informaciju na poleđini koverte.
On top of the cupboards are straw baskets. Na vrhu kredenca su pletene korpe.
There was a smear of gravy on her chin. Na bradi je imala mrlju od sosa.
I threw a dollar on the counter. Bacio sam dolar na tezgu.
I continued to lie on my back and look at clouds. Nastavila sam da ležim na leđima i gledam u oblake.
He raised himself on his elbows. Podigao se na laktove.
He looked at me with a hurt expression on his face. Pogledao me sa izrazom krivice na licu.
She leaned down and kissed me on the cheek. Nagla se i poljubila me u obraz.
Many of these artifacts are on display in the Museum. Mnogi od ovih eksponata su izloženi u Muzeju.
I was on the verge of tears. Bila sam na ivici suza.