Preposition Rules Flashcards

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Por

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By/through

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De

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  • Commonly used to express possession/nationality/subject/cause
  • Used to express what something is made of or time at which something is caused
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A

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  • To
  • used when direct object of a verb is a animal/person or something personified
  • used to introduce an indirect object, express time, give order, indicate manner and motion
  • shows emphasis on command “a comer = go eat” “a pied = by foot”
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En

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  • In/on/at and is used to indicate location and time
  • used to indicate how people get to other places
  • not used with specific hours or days of week (use a Los for time and el for on Saturday)
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