Preposiciones Flashcards
(35 cards)
A (6 uses)
Can mean to, at, by, or for - It can be used to:
Indicate Motion (to) Fuimos a Veracruz una vez.
Connect One Verb to an Infinitive
Yo empecé a trabajar por primera vez aquí.
Indicate Manner, How Something Is Done (on, by, with)
Ella se cruzaba a pie.
Introduce a Person as a Direct Object – Personal a
Entonces conocí a mi abuela.
Introduce an Indirect Object (to, for)
Le decía a mi mamá
Express Time (at, is) El sol sale a las tres de la mañana.
Remember that the preposition a contracts with the definite article el forming al.
Ya no fueron al colegio.
A Causa De
This preposition indicates cause (because of, due to) and it is followed by a noun, whereas the conjunction porque (because) is followed by a subordinate clause.
A causa de un accidente cancelaron el evento.
Due to an accident they cancelled the event.
A La Derecha De
This preposition can be translated as to the right of, on the right of.
El banco está a la derecha de la iglesia.
The bank is on the right of the church.
A La Izquierda De
This preposition can be translated as to the left of, on the left of.
El banco está a la izquierda de la iglesia.
The bank is on the left of the church.
Al Fondo De
This preposition can be translated as at the end of, at the bottom of.
El banco está al fondo de la calle.
The bank is at the end of the street.
Al Lado De
This preposition can be translated as beside, next to.
Es un pueblo al lado de otra base militar.
It is a village next to another military base.
Alrededor De
This preposition can be translated as surrounding, around, approximately.
Alrededor de un mes aproximadamente.
Around a month approximately.
Antes De
This preposition can be translated as before (temporal).
Un día antes de la graduación todavía estábamos allí con ellos.
One day before graduation we were still there with them.
A Través De
This preposition can be translated as through, across.
Todos ellos fueron a través de Boston.
All of them went through Boston.
Bajo
This preposition can be translated as under, but always in a figurative sense, more metaphorical or idiomatic than debajo de.
Yo me sentía más segura bajo una familia.
I felt safer under (the protection of) a family.
El perro está durmiendo debajo de la mesa.
The dog is sleeping under the table.
Cerca De
This preposition can be translated as close to, near to.
Para uno que vive cerca de la frontera es totalmente diferente.
For someone living close to the border it is completely different.
Con
This preposition can be translated as with.
Trabajo con los estudiantes.
I work with the students.
Contra
This preposition can be translated as against.
No tengo nada contra México.
I have nothing against Mexico.
De (6 uses)
Can mean of or from – used to:
Indicate Possession (of, ‘s) La familia de mi mamá casi toda vive aquí en Brownsville.
Indicate Cause (from, with) Estoy cansada de correr.
Indicate Origin (from, of) Mi papá es de Chihuahua, mi mamá es de Durango.
Describe a Noun with Another Noun or Infinitive (of)
Botellas de agua ardiente.
Compare (than - numbers)
Como más de dos años que no he visitado.
As Part of Common Idioms De ahora en adelante From now on De pie Standing Unos a pie, unos de rodillas. Some walking, some others on their knees.
Remember that the preposition de contracts with the definite article el forming del.
Hablamos del idioma, hablamos de las diferencias de un país a otro.
Debajo De
This preposition can be translated as under.
El perro está durmiendo debajo de la mesa.
The dog is sleeping under the table.
Dentro De
This preposition can be translated as in, inside, or within.
Los nueve ahí dentro de la cabina.
The nine of us in the cabin.
Después De
This preposition can be translated as after (temporal).
Después de estar allí como un año o dos le empezó a gustar.
After living there for one year or two she started to like it.
Detrás De
This preposition can be translated as behind.
El sol se escondió detrás de las montañas.
The sun hid behind the mountains.
Durante
This preposition can be translated as during.
Durante su infancia, ¿qué lenguas se hablaban en su casa?
During your childhood, which languages did you speak at home?
En (4 uses)
Can mean in, on, at, about, or – used to:
Indicate Location (in, on, at)
Yo estaba en El Salvador y él en Nueva York. I was in El Salvador and he was in New York. Indicate Time (in)
En el verano, a medianoche todavía es de día.
In the summer, at midnight it is still daytime.
Indicate Manner, How Something Is Done (by)
Y claro nos fuimos en barco.
And of course we went by boat.
Idioms
En broma As a joke
En serio Seriously
En vivo Live
Encima De
This preposition can be translated as on, on top of.
El libro está encima de la mesa.
The book is on the table.
Enfrente De
This preposition can be translated as in front of, across from.
En un carro enfrente de la escuela.
In a car in front of the school.
Entre
This preposition can be translated as between.
¿Y cuál es la diferencia entre los mexicanos y la gente de Sudamérica?
And what is the difference between Mexicans and people from South America?
En Vez De
This preposition can be translated as instead of.
En vez de estacionamiento dicen parqueadero.
Instead of estacionamiento they say parqueadero (for parking lot).
