Spanish Grammar: Prepositions Flashcards

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1
Q

To abuse

A

Abusar de

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2
Q

To have just finished

A

Acabar de

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3
Q

To remember

A

Acordarse de (acordar is to agree) / recordar (no preposition)

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4
Q

To learn to

A

Aprender a

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5
Q

To attend

A

Asistir a / acudir a

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6
Q

To help

A

Ayudar a

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7
Q

To begin to

A

Comenzar a / empezar a

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8
Q

To stop

A

Dejar de / parar de

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9
Q

To depend on

A

Depender de

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10
Q

To notice

A

Fijarse en

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11
Q

To insist on

A

Insistir en

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12
Q

To think about something

A

Pensar en algo

Pensar + verbo = to plan to

Pensar de algo = to have an opinion about something

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13
Q

To get married to

A

Casarse con

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14
Q

To be afraid of

A

Temer a / tener miedo a

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15
Q

To talk about

A

Hablar de / hablar sobre

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16
Q

To try to

A

Tratar de / intentar

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17
Q

To decide to do something

A

Decidir hacer algo
Decidirse de hacer algo

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18
Q

To wait until something happens or an event

To await something (not an event…something tangible)

A

Esperar hasta / a
(Espero a la cena)

Espero
(Espero tu respuesta)

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19
Q

To count on / take into account

A

Contar con

20
Q

To dream about

To dream in a language

A

Soñar con

Soñar en … (español)

21
Q

To go by

A

Pasar por

22
Q

To pounce on / fall on / lunge for / rush toward

A

abalanzarse sobre

23
Q

To stock up on

A

abastecerse de

24
Q

To champion / advocate for / defend

A

Abogar por

25
Q

To refrain from / abstain from

A

Abstenerse de

26
Q

To use up (finish off) / to break up with / to end

A

Acabar con

27
Q

To access / to accept / to get + noun

A

Acceder a + sustantivo

28
Q

To approach / go toward / get close to

A

Acercarse a

29
Q

To get accustomed to

A

Acostumbrarse a

30
Q

To accuse of / blame for

A

Acusar de

31
Q

To adapt to

A

Adaptarse a

32
Q

To take over / take control of

A

Adueñarse de

33
Q

To warn of / about

A

Advertir de

34
Q

To cling to / hang onto

A

Aferrarse a

35
Q

To become interested in

A

Aficionarse a

36
Q

To be overwhelmed by

A

Agobiarse con

37
Q

To match / fit

A

Ajustarse a

38
Q

To be happy that

A

Alegrarse de

39
Q

To move away from

A

Alejarse de

40
Q

Alternate something with something else

A

Alternar algo con…

41
Q

To take pity on / have mercy on

A

Apiadarse de

42
Q

To seize / appropriate

A

Apropiarse de

43
Q

To regret

A

Arrepentirse de

44
Q

To make sure / ensure that

A

Asegurarse de

45
Q

To aspire to / to hope to

A

Aspirar a

46
Q

To get frightened by

A

Asustarse de / con / por

47
Q

To concern / have to do with

A

Atañer a