Simple prepositions Flashcards
1
Q
en
A
IN, ON
- to indicate location (in, on, at)
- 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.)
- to indicate time (in)
- Fui a Perú en el verano. (I went to Peru in the summer.)
- Vienen en una hora. (They are arriving in one hour.)
- to indicate manner, how something is done (by)
- Vamos a Italia en tren. (We go to Italia by train.)
- Me voy al doctor en coche. (I go to the doctor by car.)
- idioms
- En broma (As a joke)
- En serio (Seriously)
- En vivo (Live)
2
Q
de
A
Of, From DE + EL = DEL
- to indicate possession (of)
- Atlanta es la capitol de Georgia. (Atlanta is the capitol of Georgia.)
- El café de Manuel (Manuel´s cafe)
- to indicate cause (from, with)
- Estoy cansada de correr. (I am tired from running.)
- Estamos contentos de nuestro hijo. (We are happy with our son.)
- to indicate origin (from, of)
- Ella es de Uruguay. (She is from Uruguay.)
- Sonia es la más inteligente de la familia. (Sonia es the most intelligent of the family.)
- to describe a noun with another noun or infinitive (of)
- Un vaso de vino (A glass of wine)
- El jugo de naranja (Orange juice)
- to compare (than)
- Tengo más dinero de ella. (I have more money than her.)
- Mi trabajo es más difícil de tuyo. (My job is more difficult than yours.)
- idioms
- De ahora en adelante (From now on)
- De pie (Standing)
3
Q
con
A
with
4
Q
a
A
To, At, By, For A + EL = AL
- to indicate motion (to)
- Fuimos a España. (We went to Spain.)
- Irémos al museo el martes. (We will go to the museum on Tuesday.)
- to connect one verb to an infinitive (not translated directly)
- Vamos a bailar. (We are going to dance.)
- Empezé a leer. (I began to read.)
- to indicate manner, how something is done (on, by, with)
- Vamos a pie. (We went on foot.)
- Lo hice a mano. (He did it by hand.)
- Escribe a lápiz. (He writes with a pencil.)
- “Personal a” - to introduce a person as a direct object (not translated directly)
- ¿Conoces a Isabela? (Do you know Isabela?)
- Veo a mi madre. (I see my mother.)
- to introduce an indirect object (to, for)
- Le di el regalo a Celia. (I gave the gift to Celia.)
- Compré los tomates a Anita. (I bought the tomatoes for Anita.)
- to express time (at, is)
- Cenamos a las seis. (We eat dinner at six o´clock.)
- Estamos a martes. (It is Tuesday.)
5
Q
por
A
for, by, through
6
Q
sin
A
without
7
Q
para
A
for, in order to
8
Q
desde
A
from, since
9
Q
ante
A
before, in the presence of
10
Q
bajo
A
under
11
Q
contra
A
against
12
Q
entre
A
between, among
13
Q
hacia hasta
A
until, toward
14
Q
según
A
according to
15
Q
sobre
A
about, on, upon, above, over, around
