{"id":3804,"date":"2011-11-18T15:10:44","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T20:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=3804"},"modified":"2011-11-17T15:17:59","modified_gmt":"2011-11-17T20:17:59","slug":"preposiciones-a-ante-bajo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/preposiciones-a-ante-bajo\/","title":{"rendered":"Preposiciones: a, ante, bajo…"},"content":{"rendered":"

As in any other language, prepositions in Spanish can be a problem when learning the language. They can have the same meaning as in English, or not. A preposition is a \u00a0linking word used to introduce links to nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. A preposition usually indicates the temporal, spatial or logical relationship of its object to the rest of the sentence. Let’s review some of them by looking at this chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Of Place<\/td>\nOf Direction<\/td>\nOf Time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
<\/td>\na<\/td>\na<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nhacia<\/td>\nhacia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
en<\/td>\n<\/td>\nen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
de<\/td>\nde<\/td>\nde<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nhasta<\/td>\nhasta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
desde<\/td>\ndesde<\/td>\ndesde<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sobre<\/td>\n<\/td>\nsobre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bajo<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
entre<\/td>\n<\/td>\nentre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
contra<\/td>\ncontra<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

As we can see, some prepositions can have different equivalents in english, so maybe it would be easier to see some examples in order to clarify their use.<\/p>\n

a (to, at, by, on) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\nEst\u00e1 cerca de mi casa, ir\u00e9 a pie. (It’s near my house, I’ll go on foot.)
\nLlegar\u00e9 a las tres en punto. (I will be there at three o’clock.)<\/p>\n

hacia (toward) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\nCaminaban hacia la salida. (They were walking toward the exit.)<\/p>\n

en (in, on, at, by)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\u00c9l vive en Madrid. (He lives in Madrid.)
\nEl libro est\u00e1 en la mesa. (The book is on the table.)<\/p>\n

de (from, of, about)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\u00bfDe d\u00f3nde eres? (Where are you from?)
\nEl postre est\u00e1 hecho de hojaldre. (The dessert is made of puff pastry.)<\/p>\n

hasta (until, to, as far as, up to)<\/strong>
\nNormalmente duermo hasta las 9 de la ma\u00f1ana. ( I usually sleep until 9 in the morning.)<\/p>\n

desde (from, since)<\/strong>
\nNo he comido desde ayer. (I haven’t eaten since yesterday)
\nMi madre se cay\u00f3 desde la escalera. (My mum fell from the stairs.)<\/p>\n

sobre (on, upon, above, over, about)<\/strong>
\nEs un art\u00edculo sobre medicina. (It is an article about medicine.)<\/p>\n

bajo (under)<\/strong>
\nMe encanta la canci\u00f3n \u201cTe llevo bajo mi piel\u201d. (I love the song \u201cI’ve got you under my skin\u201d.)<\/p>\n

entre (between, among)<\/strong>
\nLa gata est\u00e1 entre la mesa y el sof\u00e1. (The cat is between the table and the sofa).
\n\u00a1Estamos entre amigos! (We are among friends!)<\/p>\n

con (with)<\/strong>
\n\u00bfHas dejado a los ni\u00f1os con tu hermano? (Have you left the children with your brother?)<\/p>\n

sin (without)<\/strong>
\nNo puedo vivir sin ti. (I can’t live without you.)<\/p>\n

contra (against)<\/strong>
\n\u00bfEst\u00e1s contra el maltrato animal? (Are you against animal abuse?)<\/p>\n

I hope you find this quick review helful for your Spanish exercises. See you very soon!<\/p>\n

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As in any other language, prepositions in Spanish can be a problem when learning the language. They can have the same meaning as in English, or not. A preposition is a \u00a0linking word used to introduce links to nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. A preposition usually indicates the temporal, spatial…<\/p>\n

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