Prepositions - De, en, con Flashcards
when expressing origin separation or departure
de
expressions posession or indicating where something belongs
de
adjectival phrases often equivalent to a two-noun combination in English
de
eg) reloj de oro = gold watch
eg) bebedor de café = coffee drinker
equivalent to with and in when describing or identifying someone or something
de
eg) el hombre de la barba roja = the man with the red beard
equivalent to in, on or at when describing or identifying someone or something based on the location
de
eg) el hombre de la tienda = the man at the store
expresses manner (balde, puntillas)
de
expresses cause so follows verbs such as culpar, morir, ofenderse
de
expresses cause and so often combined with verbs that express emotion or describe mental states and attitudes
de
abusar __
de
abusar de = to abuse, misuse, to impose upon
acordarse __
de
acordarse de = to remember
agarrarse __
de
agarrarse de = to seize, clutch
burlarse __
de
burlarse de = to make fun of
cambiar __
de
cambiar de = to change (followed by a singular noun)
eg) cambiar de casa
carecer__
de
carecer de = to lack
cesar __
de
cesar de = to cease to (usually combined with infinitive)
componerse __
constar __
de
componerse de = to consist of
constar de
darse cuenta __
de
darse cuenta de = to realize
dejar __
de
dejar de = to cease to, to stop (usually combined with infinitive)
depender __
de
depender de = to depend on
despedirse __
de
despedirse de = to say good-bye to
disfrutar __
de
disfrutar de = to enjoy
encargarse __
de
encargarse de = to take charge (care) of
enterarse __
de
enterarse de = to hear, find out about
jactarse __
de
jactarse de = to boast about
llenar __
de
llenar de = to fill with
no dejar __
de
no dejar de = don’t fail to
olvidarse __
de
olvidarse de = to forget
protestar __
de
protestar de = to protest
quejarse __
de
quejarse de = to complain about
servir __
de
servir de = to serve as
sospechar __
de
sospechar de = to suspect
vestirse __
de
vestirse de = to be dressed as/in
rule for noun following de
is not a direct object and therefore cannot be replaced by a direct object pronoun
enamorarse __
de
enamorarse de = to fall in love with
alegrarse __
de
alegrarse de = to be glad for
