Use of de

Question 1

What can ‘de’ mean?

Answer 1

Of, in, from, about

Question 2

What are the uses of de?

Answer 2

1. normally for possession - de indicates a relationship between 2 nouns
2. Origin - where someone/something comes from, a material that something is made of
3. meaning about
4. Dates and time expressions followed by parts of the day (meaning ‘in’ e.g. de 2009)