Prepositions - Age and Price Flashcards
When use “a”? (age)
When describing how old (the age) someone was when something happened. Translates “at”, or “when”
Where place the “a”?
Before the statement of how old the person was eg a los doce años
When use “con”? (age)
When describing how old (the age) someone was when something happened. Translates “at”, or “when”
Where place the “con”?
Before the statement of how old the person was eg con doce años
What is diff when use “a” or “con”? (age)
“a” is always followed by the article
Mi padre emigró a Francia a los doce años.
my father emigrated to France [when he was] 12 years [old]
Mi padre emigró a Francia con doce años
my father emigrated to France [when he was] 12 years [old]
When use de for age?
To describe how old someone is now eg X is 3 years old
where do you place the “de”?
In front of the age statement eg de tres años
un niño de tres años
a three year old baby
Cervantes murió con sesenta y ocho años.
Cervantes died [when he was] 78 years [old]
When use “a” for price?
where the price is variable
¿A cómo está el kilo de manzanas?
How much is a kilo of apples?
Está a un euro por kilo.
It’s 1 euro a kilo
¿A cuánto está el euro respecto al dólar?
How many Euros to the Dollar?
Está a 1,36 dólares.
It’s 1.36 to the dollar
When use “de” for price?
To indicate “the worth” of something
What is a substitute for “de” when talking about price?
que vale
Mis padres tienen una casa de quinientos mil dólares.
My parents house is worth $50,000.
When do use “por”? (price)
when using concept of “exchange for” eg barter, FX, but also even when buying something
Mi madre ha comprado una televisión de plasma por mil dólares.
My mother bought a plasma TV for $1,000.
Te doy treinta dólares por tu sofá viejo.
I’m giving you $30 for your old sofa
