Prepositions Flashcards

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Con

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With

Estoy con mi hermano- I am with my brother

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Sin

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Without

Quiero un sándwich sun mostaza- I want a sandwich without mustard

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Contra

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Against

La silla está contra la pared- the chair is against the wall

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Durante (2 meanings)

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  1. During
    (Qué vas a hacer durante las vacaciones?- what are you going to do during vacation?)
  2. For (amount of time)
    (Estoy aquí durante dos semanas- I am here for 2 weeks)
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A

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  1. To
    (Doy el dinero a mi amigo- I give
    The money to my friend)
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De (2 meanings)

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  1. From
    (Soy de Florida- I am from Florida)
  2. Of
    (Un vaso de agua- a glass of water)
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Desde (2 meanings)

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  1. From (usually implies motion)
    (Vengo desde los estados unidos- I come from the United States)
  2. Since
    (Estoy aquí desde abril- I am here since april)
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Entre (2 meanings)

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  1. Between
    (No hay nada entre nosotros- there is nothing between us)
  2. Among
    (¿Quién entre nosotros?- who among us?)
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Sobre (3 meanings)

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  1. Over
    (El avión vuela sobre nueva york- the plane flies over new york)
  2. On
    (El libro está sobre la Mesa- the book is on the table)
  3. About
    (El libro es sobre nueva York- the book is about new york)
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En (4 meanings)

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  1. In
    (Ella está en su casa- she is in her house)
  2. On
    (El perro está en el suelo- the dog is on the floor)
  3. At
    (Estamos en el museo- we are at the museum)
  4. Into
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Antes de

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Before

Antes de la fiesta- before the party

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Después de

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After

Después de la fiesta- after the party

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Debajo de

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Under

El perro está debajo de la mesa- the dog is under the table

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Dentro de

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  1. Inside (of)

El regalo está dentro de la caja- the gift is inside (of) the box

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Encima de

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On top/on top of

El libro está encima de la mesa- the book is on top of the table

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Cerca de

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Close to/near/around

Estoy cerca de la casa- I am close to/around the house

17
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Alrededor de

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Around

Voy a caminar alrededor del lago- I’m going to walk around the lake

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A través de

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Through (end to end)

Viajamos a través de Georgia cuando vamos a Ohio

19
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Acerca de

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About (a subject)
(El libro es acerca de nueva York- the book is about New York)

  • A bit more formal than sobre
20
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A través de

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Across