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al lado de

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next to; beside

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a la derecha de

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to the right of

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a la izquierda de

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to the left of

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en

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in; on; at; about

(in, on, at) to indicate position

  • Está en mi mochila. (It is **in **my backpack.)
  • Pon el cuadro en la pared. (Put the painting on the wall.)
  • Ellos están en la iglesia. (They are at church.)

(in) when referring to months, years and seasons, or how long somthing took.

  • Fui a Perú en el verano. (I went to Peru in the summer.)
  • Lo hice en dos dias. (I did it in two days)

(by) with most methods of transport

  • Vamos a Italia en tren. (We go to Italia by train.)

idioms (see compound prepositions below)

  • En broma (As a joke)
  • En serio (Seriously)
  • En vivo (Live)
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cerca de

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near

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con

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with

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debajo de

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below

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delante de

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in front of

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detrás de

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behind

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encima de

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on top of

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entre

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between, among

  • entre 8 y 10 (between 8 and 10)
  • Hablaban entre sí. (They were talking amongst themselves.
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lejos de

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far from

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sin

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without

  • Voy sin él. I am going without him.

sin is used before infinitives where in English we would use the -ing.

  • Se fue sin decir nada. He left without saying anything.
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sobre

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on/over; about; around

on/over (location)

  • Se cayó sobre la silla. He fell over the chair.

about (concerning)

  • Es un programa sobre el presidente. It’s a program about the president.

about (approximation for time)

  • Sobre las seis de la tarde volvimos al hotel. (We are arriving at the hotel at about 6 in the evening.)

over (superiority, influence, control)

  • El uso del bus triunfa sobre el coche

motion around a center of rotation

  • El planeta gira sobre su eje una vez cada 58,7 días. (The planet rotates around its axis once each 58.7 days.)
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dentro de

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inside

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afuera

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outside

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hasta

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up/down to, until; toward

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excepto

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except

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al/en frente de

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to the/in front of

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desde

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from, since

  • No comí desde ayer. (I haven’t eaten since yesterday.)
  • Tiró el béisbol desde el carro. (He threw the baseball from the car.)
  • Llamaron desde España. (They phoned from Spain).
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acerca

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about, concerning

  • Acerca de lo que hemos hablado. (In regard to what we have said.)
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según

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according to , as

  • Según mi madre va a nevar. According to my mother it is going to snow.
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hacia

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toward (dirección)

  • hacia aquí/allí - this/that way

around, about (tiempo)

  • hacia las diez

toward (sentimiento)

  • siente hostilidad hacia las reformas

(tendencia)

  • un paso más hacia la guerra civil
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contra

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against

  • Estoy contra la huelga. (I am against the strike)
  • Estaba apoyado contra la pared. (He was leaning against the wall)
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a

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to; at; by

to - with places and destinations

  • Fuimos a España.
  • Iremos al museo el martes.

to - with indirect objects

  • Se lo dio a Maria. He gave it to Maria

to - after ir

  • Voy a verlo mañana.

at - with times

  • a los cinco, a medianoche

at - with prices and rates

  • a dos euros el kilo (at) two euros a kilo
  • a 100km por hora, at 100 km per hour

at - with ages

  • a los 18 años. At the age of 18.

​at - with places

  • Te voy a buscar a la estación.

**​onto - **

  • Se cayó al suelo. He fell onto the floor.

**into - **

  • Pegar una foto al álbum. To stick a foto into the album.

connect one verb to an infinitive (not translated directly)

  • Vamos a bailar.
  • Empecé a leer.

indicate manner, how something is done (on, by, with)

  • Vamos a pie. (We went on foot.)
  • Lo hice a mano. (I did it by hand.)
  • Escribe a lápiz. (He writes with a pencil.)

introduce a person as a direct object - “Personal a” (not translated directly)

  • ¿Conoces a Isabela? (Do you know Isabela?)
  • Veo a mi madre. (I see my mother.

express time (at, is)

  • Cenamos a las seis. (We eat dinner at six o’clock.)
  • Estamos a martes. (It **is **Tuesday.)
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antes de

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before, in the presence of

  • Leo antes de dormirme.
  • used before infinitives in Spanish
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de

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of, from

indicate possession (of)

  • Atlanta es la capital de Georgia.
  • El café de Manuel (Manuel’s cafe)

indicate cause (from, with)

  • Estoy cansada de correr. (I am tired from running)
  • Estamos contentos de nuestro hijo. (We are happy with our son.)

indicate origin (from, of)

  • Ella es de Uruguay.
  • Sonia es la más inteligente de la familia. **(of **the family.)

describe a noun with another noun or infinitive (of)

  • Un vaso de vino (A glass of wine)
  • El jugo de naranja

compare (than)

  • Juan es el más grande de todos los estudiantes del quinto grado. (Juan is the biggest of all 5th grade students.)

and also in idioms

  • De ahora en adelante (From now on);
  • De pie (Standing)
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con

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with

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por

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1. Motion or a general location (around, through, along, by)

  • La excursión nos llevó por el centro. The tour took us through downtown.
  • Pasamos por el parque y por el rio. We passed by the park and along the river.

2. Duration of an action (for, during, in)

  • Estuve in la Patagonia por un mes.
  • Ana navegó la net por la tarde. Ana surfed the net in the afternoon.

3. Reason or Motive for an action. (because of, on account of, on behalf of)

  • Lo hizo por su familia.
  • Papá llegó a casa tarder por el tráfico. (because of the traffic)

4. Object of a search (for, in search/behalf of)

  • Vengo por ti a las ocho
  • Javier fue por su cámara digital. (Javier went in search his camera.

5. Means by which something is done. (by, by way of, by means of)

  • Elllos viajan por la calle. (by way of)
  • ¿Hablaste con la polica por teléfono.

6. Exchange or substitution. (for, in exchange for)

  • Le di dinero por la DVD. (in exchange for)
  • Muchas gracias por la radio.

7. Unit of measure (per, by, proportion)

  • José manejaba a 120KM por hora.

8. Express gratitude or apology

  • Gracias por la ayuda.​

9. Multiplication and division

  • Dos por dos son cuatro.

10. Cases of mistaken identity. (“to be seen as”)

  • Me tienen por loco. ** **(They take me for crazy

12. To express an action that remains to be completed, use por + infinitive

  • La cena está por cocinar. Dinner has yet to be cooked.

13. “estar por” - means to be in the mood, or inclined to do something.

  • Estoy por tomar café. (I’m in the mood for drinking coffee.

14. Por is used to talk about time

  • por la mañana, por la tarde

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tras

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after, behind

  • Caminaban uno tras otro. They walked one after (behind) the other.
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para

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1. Destination (toward, or in the direction of)

  • El regalo es para usted. The gift is for you.
  • Salen para Cádez.

2. Deadline of a specific time in the future. (by, for)

  • Él va a arreglar el carro para el viernes.

3. Purpose + [noun] (for, used for)

  • Es una lanta (tire) para el carro.

4. Purpose or goal + [infinitive] (in order to)

  • Jaun estudia para (ser) mecánico.

5. The recipient of something (for)

  • Compré una impresora para mi hijo.

6. Comparison with others or an opinion. (for, considering)

  • Para un joven, es demasiado serio.
  • Para mi, esta lección no es defícil.

7. In the employ of. (for)

  • Sara trabaja para Telecom Argentina.

8. In order to. (when used with an infinitive)

  • Trabajo para ser rico. I work in (order) to be rich.
  • Lo hice para ayudarte. I did it (in order) to help you.
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durante

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during

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fuera de

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outside of

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a cause de

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because of

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por encima de

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above, over

Saltó por encima de la mesa.

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en medio de

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in the middle of

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junto a

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by

  • Está junto al cine.
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Junto con

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together with

  • fue detenido junta con su hijo. He was arrested together with his son.
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después de

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after

  • Después de ver la televisión, me fui a la cama. (After watching television I went to bed)

después de is used before infinitives in Spanish where in English you would use -ing.

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next to; beside

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al lado de

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to the right of

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a la derecha de

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to the left of

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a la izquierda de

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in; on; at; about

(in, on, at) to indicate position

  • Está en mi mochila. (It is **in **my backpack.)
  • Pon el cuadro en la pared. (Put the painting on the wall.)
  • Ellos están en la iglesia. (They are at church.)

(in) when referring to months, years and seasons, or how long somthing took.

  • Fui a Perú en el verano. (I went to Peru in the summer.)
  • Lo hice en dos dias. (I did it in two days)

(by) with most methods of transport

  • Vamos a Italia en tren. (We go to Italia by train.)

idioms (see compound prepositions below)

  • En broma (As a joke)
  • En serio (Seriously)
  • En vivo (Live)
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en

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near

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cerca de

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with

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con

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below

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debajo de

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in front of

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delante de

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behind

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detrás de

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on top of

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encima de

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between, among

  • entre 8 y 10 (between 8 and 10)
  • Hablaban entre sí. (They were talking amongst themselves.
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entre

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far from

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lejos de

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without

  • Voy sin él. I am going without him.

sin is used before infinitives where in English we would use the -ing.

  • Se fue sin decir nada. He left without saying anything.
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sin

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on/over; about; over; around

on/over (location)

  • Se cayó sobre la silla. He fell over the chair.

about (concerning)

  • Es un programa sobre el presidente. It’s a program about the president.

about (approximation for time)

  • Sobre las seis de la tarde volvimos al hotel. (We are arriving at the hotel at about 6 in the evening.)

over (superiority, influence, control)

  • El uso del bus triunfa sobre el coche

motion around a center of rotation

  • El planeta gira sobre su eje una vez cada 58,7 días. (The planet rotates around its axis once each 58.7 days.)
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sobre

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inside

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dentro de

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outside

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afuera

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up/down to, until; toward

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hasta

57
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except

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excepto

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to the/in front of

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al/en frente de

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from, since

  • No comí desde ayer. (I haven’t eaten since yesterday.)
  • Tiró el béisbol desde el carro. (He threw the baseball from the car.)
  • Llamaron desde España. (They phoned from Spain).
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desde

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about, concerning

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acerca

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according to , as

  • Según mi madre va a nevar. According to my mother it is going to snow.
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según

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toward (dirección)

  • hacia aquí/allí - this/that way

around, about (tiempo)

  • hacia las diez

toward (sentimiento)

  • siente hostilidad hacia las reformas

(tendencia)

  • un paso más hacia la guerra civil
A

hacia

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against

  • Estoy contra la huelga. (I am against the strike)
  • Estaba apoyado contra la pared. (He was leaning against the wall)
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contra

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to; at; by

to - with places and destinations

  • Fuimos a España.
  • Iremos al museo el martes.

to - with indirect objects

  • Se lo dio a Maria. He gave it to Maria

to - after ir

  • Voy a verlo mañana.

at - with times

  • a los cinco, a medianoche

at - with prices and rates

  • a dos euros el kilo (at) two euros a kilo
  • a 100km por hora, at 100 km per hour

at - with ages

  • a los 18 años. At the age of 18.

​at - with places

  • Te voy a buscar a la estación.

**​onto - **

  • Se cayó al suelo. He fell onto the floor.

**into - **

  • Pegar una foto al álbum. To stick a foto into the album.

connect one verb to an infinitive (not translated directly)

  • Vamos a bailar.
  • Empecé a leer.

indicate manner, how something is done (on, by, with)

  • Vamos a pie. (We went on foot.)
  • Lo hice a mano. (I did it by hand.)
  • Escribe a lápiz. (He writes with a pencil.)

introduce a person as a direct object - “Personal a” (not translated directly)

  • ¿Conoces a Isabela? (Do you know Isabela?)
  • Veo a mi madre. (I see my mother.

express time (at, is)

  • Cenamos a las seis. (We eat dinner at six o’clock.)
  • Estamos a martes. (It **is **Tuesday.)
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a

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before, in the presence of

  • Leo antes de dormirme.
  • used before infinitives in Spanish
A

antes de

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of, from

indicate possession (of)

  • Atlanta es la capital de Georgia.
  • El café de Manuel (Manuel’s cafe)

indicate cause (from, with)

  • Estoy cansada de correr. (I am tired from running)
  • Estamos contentos de nuestro hijo. (We are happy with our son.)

indicate origin (from, of)

  • Ella es de Uruguay.
  • Sonia es la más inteligente de la familia. **(of **the family.)

describe a noun with another noun or infinitive (of)

  • Un vaso de vino (A glass of wine)
  • El jugo de naranja

compare (than)

  • Juan es el más grande de todos los estudiantes del quinto grado. (Juan is the biggest of all 5th grade students.)

and also in idioms

  • De ahora en adelante (From now on);
  • De pie (Standing)
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de

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with

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con

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1. Motion or a general location (around, through, along, by)

  • La excursión nos llevó por el centro. The tour took us through downtown.
  • Pasamos por el parque y por el rio. We passed by the park and along the river.

2. Duration of an action (for, during, in)

  • Estuve in la Patagonia por un mes.

Ana navegó la net por la tarde. Ana surfed the net in the afternoon.

3. Reason or Motive for an action. (because of, on account of, on behalf of)

  • Lo hizo por su familia.

Papá llegó a casa tarder por el tráfico. (because of the traffic)

4. Object of a search (for, in search/behalf of)

  • Vengo por ti a las ocho

Javier fue por su cámara digital. (Javier went in search his camera.

5. Means by which something is done. (by, by way of, by means of)

  • Elllos viajan por la calle. (by way of)

¿Hablaste con la polica por teléfono.

6. Exchange or substitution. (for, in exchange for)

  • Le di dinero por la DVD. (in exchange for)

Muchas gracias por la radio.

7. Unit of measure (per, by, proportion)

  • José manejaba a 120KM por hora.

8. Express gratitude or apology

  • Gracias por la ayuda.​

9. Multiplication and division

  • Dos por dos son cuatro.

10. Cases of mistaken identity. (“to be seen as”)

  • Me tienen por loco. (They take me for crazy

11. By means of transport, talking about freight

  • por barco, por tren, por avion

12. To express an action that remains to be completed, use por + infinitive

  • La cena está por cocinar. Dinner has yet to be cooked.

13. “estar por” - means to be in the mood, or inclined to do something.

  • Estoy por tomar café. (I’m in the mood for drinking coffee.

14. Por is used to talk about time

  • por la mañana, por la tarde

​15. Por is used to talk about rates

  • 90km por hora, un cinco por ciento (5%)

16. Por is used to talk about how something is done​.

  • llamar por télefono

Lo oí por la radio.

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por

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after, behind

  • Caminaban uno tras otro. They walked one after (behind) the other.
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tras

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1. Destination (toward, or in the direction of)

  • El regalo es para usted. The gift is for you.

Salen para Cádez.

2. Deadline of a specific time in the future. (by, for)

  • Él va a arreglar el carro para el viernes.

3. Purpose + [noun] (for, used for)

  • Es una lanta (tire) para el carro.

4. Purpose or goal + [infinitive] (in order to)

  • Jaun estudia para (ser) mecánico.

5. The recipient of something (for)

  • Compré una impresora para mi hijo.

6. Comparison with others or an opinion. (for, considering)

  • Para un joven, es demasiado serio.

Para mi, esta lección no es defícil.

7. In the employ of. (for)

  • Sara trabaja para Telecom Argentina.

8. In order to. (when used with an infinitive)

  • Trabajo para ser rico. I work in (order) to be rich.

Lo hice para ayudarte. I did it (in order) to help you.

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para

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during

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durante

72
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outside of

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fuera de

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because of

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a cause de

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above, over

Saltó por encima de la mesa.

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por encima de

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in the middle of

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en medio de

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by

  • Está junto al cine.
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junto a

77
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together with

  • fue detenido junta con su hijo. He was arrested together with his son.
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Junto con

78
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after

  • Después de ver la televisión, me fui a la cama. (After watching television I went to bed)

después de is used before infinitives in Spanish where in English you would use -ing.

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después de

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desde hace

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since, for

80
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since, for

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desde hace