Negatives and Prepositions Flashcards
Nothing
Nada
No one
Nadie
Never
Nunca
jamas
not one
ninguno
Something
Algo
Someone
alguien
Sometimes
a veces
always
siempre
some
alguno
but rather
sino
no longer
ya no
not now
ahora no
not even
ni siquiera
not yet
todavia no
at, to
a
with
con
of, from, about
de
in, on
en
for, in order to
para
without
sin
Prepositions are followed by
verbs in infinitive, nouns or pronouns
Before
Antes de (plus verb or noun)
after
despues de
Instead of
en vez de
in addition to
ademas de
in spite of
a pesar de
against
contra
during
durante
between, among
entre
except
excepto
toward
hacia
except
salvo
according to
segun
above
sobre
until
hasta
since
desde
next to
al lado de
around
alrededor de
near
cerca de
underneath
debajo de
under
bajo
before, in front of
delante de
before, in front of, in the presence of
ante
inside of
dentro de
behind
detras de
after
tras
on top of
encima de
in front of
enfrente de
across from
frente de
outside of
fuera de
close to
junto a
far from
lejos de
Uses of Por
- Through, by: El ladron sale por la ventana
2 Because of: La planta es verde por la clorofila - In exchange for: Pago diez dolares por este vestido
- Per: El gana quinientos dolares por semana
- For (before a period of time): Cada dia, corro por una hora
Uses of Para
- For (a person): El regalo es para su hijo
- For, by (a time) Necesito la blusa para el viernes
Por only means for when preceded by a period of time.
Para means for for all other usages.
