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Prepositions
A2Spanish prepositions link words and express place, direction, time and relation; many verbs require a fixed preposition.
Overview
Spanish prepositions link words and express place, direction, time and relation; many verbs require a fixed preposition.
At a glance
- 1.en (location) vs. a (direction/goal)
- 2.de: origin, possession, material
- 3.con, sin, sobre, entre, contra
- 4.hacia, hasta, desde
- 5.Fixed verb + preposition pairs
Rules
51en (location) vs. a (direction/goal)
Use en for where something is; use a for the direction or goal of movement.
- Estoy en casa. — I am at home.location = en
- Voy a Madrid. — I'm going to Madrid.goal = a
- Vivo en España. — I live in Spain.
2de: origin, possession, material
de expresses origin, belonging, material and the starting point.
- Soy de Alemania. — I'm from Germany.origin
- El libro de María. — María's book.possession
- Una mesa de madera. — A wooden table.material
3con, sin, sobre, entre, contra
con = with, sin = without, sobre = on/about, entre = between, contra = against.
- Café con leche, por favor. — Coffee with milk, please.
- El gato está entre las cajas. — The cat is between the boxes.
- Jugamos contra ellos. — We play against them.
4hacia, hasta, desde
hacia = towards, hasta = until/up to, desde = since/from.
- Camino hacia el parque. — I walk towards the park.direction
- Trabajo desde las nueve hasta las cinco. — I work from nine until five.from ... until
5Fixed verb + preposition pairs
Some verbs require a fixed preposition: pensar en, soñar con, depender de.
- Pienso en ti. — I think of you.pensar en
- Sueño con viajar. — I dream of traveling.soñar con
- Depende de ti. — It depends on you.depender de
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