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.
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Examples:
> It is meat from which (far-away) store?
> This medicine must be used with salt water (to be effective).
> Who caught the turtle that you saw the boys who are polishing its shell?
> That's a great idea.
> Why are you acting like a child?
Proverbs:
> Like receiving in Airai.
According to this saying, the people of Airai (central Palau) are likely to ask for those things they have in abundance. A wealthy man asking for financial help; a person asking for a cigarette when he has a pack in his pocket.
> Like coconut syrup.
A general reference to incestuous relations. That this is a recent idiom, probably first used during the period of Japanese administration, is suggested by the Japanese word "ameyu," used in Palau to mean coconut syrup. The incident from which the idiom derives is said to be one in which a Palauan coconut-syrup maker had relations with his wife's sister.
> It's as if I've submerged my head into Mekaeb (the channel between Peleliu and Agaur).
A term to describe a dish that is really salty.
> Pushing out of the leaves.
While Palau remains "green" yearlong, in late March or April many trees push out leaves of a lighter green color; this phrase designates this season
> Don't be like the man from Ngerchemai who lost both the turtle and the canoe.
Don't bite off more than you can chew...don't be selfish.
More Examples:
> I fried some fish and chicken for dinner tonight.
> It is weird being married. You're not on your own anymore. It's like something is attached to you all the time.
> My house is next to the school.
> As soon as I went they said let's go.
> I'm going to my kid's graduation from elementary school.

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