er, prep.indicates specific (as opposed to non-specific) object noun phrase in certain constructions [similar to how 'the' is different from 'a']; used to precede the object of locational, directional, source, temporal, and causal phrases.

in; at; on; to; from; of; out of; because of; for; with; by means of; about.
er
a
omeketakl
a
ilekelel
a
tekoi
e
dirrek
el
omech;
chad
er
a
Belau,
ak
merael
er
a
chelechang.
eracont.er a
racont.er a
Examples:
Ng
sebechem
el
mo
ngmai
a
betotem
er
sel
tmolch?
> Can you pick up something from the bottom of that deep water/ocean?
Tia
a
bresengt
er
ngak
el
me
er
kau.
> This is my present for you.
A
buik
a
milecheed
ra
delongelel
a
tuu;
a
biskang
a
cheleed
ra
delongelel
a
bad.
> The boy was stuck precariously in the banana tree; the spear is stuck precariously in the coral rocks.
Ak
locha
mo
er
a
skuul
er
a
klukuk.
> Perhaps I'll go to school tomorrow.
Ng
ko
er
a
osechel
a
mengur
el
di
ngar
er
a
milkolk
el
mo
er
a
milkolk.
> It's like coconut juice that goes from the dark (of the inside of coconut) to the dark (of the inside of the drinker's mouth). - i.e. It's a matter kept secret or something whose source and use are unknown.
Proverbs:
A
rengalek
el
sechal
a
di
mekekerei
e
ko
er
a
mersaod
el
melbard
er
ter
er
a
btil
a
ralm.
> A male child, though small, is yet like a small barracuda that braces against the flowing stream.
The small barracuda (mersaod, a small ai) can be seen bracing, without apparent motion, against the stream, usually where fresh water flows into the lagoon, or where tide water runs off the reef, until suddenly it dashes into the stream to grab a small fish. Then it retreats once more to its place of watchfulness. This watchful, quiet, reserved, almost crafty approach to life is much admired, and parents will encourage their male children with this saying.
Ng
ko
er
a
bekerurt
el
chebis
el
di
ruebet
e
melalem.
> He's like a good (lit. fast) top that steadies itself soon after touching the ground.
i.e. he understands or learns quickly. In Palau the top is spun in the air and dropped to the ground where it usually wobbles for a spell before it becomes "planted" or stable. The better the top, the less the wobble. A statement that is right to the point, or a decisive and good decision, is like a good top. The idiom may be applied to a person who is quick to get the point or learn a new skill.
Ng
di
ngmai
a
llechul
er
a
rael.
> He gets his law from the streets.
Rael has the general meaning "way," applicable both to method and to a street. The implication is that if a child will not learn from his parents, he will learn the hard way from experience. It may be used in the positive sense of someone who is quick to learn from experience.
Ng
ko
er
a
imekurs
el
lak
el
meselsilek
er
a
eolt
e
ng
diak
lourodech.
> Like the Bilimbi tree which, if not shaken, will not bear fruit.
Applied to a person who does not fulfill their obligations without constant prodding or nagging.
Ke
ko
er
a
tuu
er
a
Cheangel.
> You're like the Ngcheangel banana (meduch a ngerel).
You're all talk and no action).
More Examples:
Ke
milekera
er
a
wikend?
> What did you do over the weekend?
Ng
mekera
a
chomolekoi
er
tia
el
tekoi?
> How do you say this word?
Mngai
a
bebil
er
a
marek
el
tuu.
> Take some ripe bananans.
A
kimngar
er
a
skuul,
e
aki
millamel
a
mekesong
er
a
skuul.
> When we were kids in school, we used to cut the grass and do general clean up at school.
Ka
mnguu
tia
el
terekill
el
mo
er
a
blil
Dachelbai
e
msbedii
el
kmo
ng
mla
er
a
Ulang
el
sbedel
a
Ocherolel
a
Kitalong.
> Bring this basket of prepared food to Dachelbai's house and tell him that it's from Ulang for Kitalong's house-party.

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