1. from, indicates origin<\/p>\n
Ven\u00eda del<\/strong> teatro cuando vio el accidente.<\/em> [He was coming from the theater when he saw the accident.] 2. possession<\/p>\n La casa de<\/strong> nuestros amigos est\u00e1 muy lejos.<\/em> [Our friends’ house is very far.] 3. Content<\/p>\n Un vaso de<\/strong> vino<\/em> [a glass of wine] 4. What something is made of<\/p>\n Una silla de<\/strong> madera<\/em> [a wooden chair] 5. Topic<\/p>\n Hablaremos de<\/strong> los problemas de la educaci\u00f3n p\u00fablica.<\/em> [We will talk about public education.] 6. Age<\/p>\n Tengo un hijo de<\/strong> ocho a\u00f1os.<\/em> [I have an eight-year-old son.] 7. Price<\/p>\n Un coche de<\/strong> quince mil d\u00f3lares<\/em> [A fifteen thousand dollar car] 8. If, indicates condition<\/p>\n De<\/strong> ser como t\u00fa dices, debemos ir de prisa.<\/em> [If it’s as you say, we must hurry.]<\/p>\n 9. When it comes before a number, it expresses that something was done fast.<\/p>\n Se beb\u00edo la cerveza de<\/strong> dos tragos.<\/em> [He drank the beer in two gulps.] 10. It can contain pity, shame or threatening expressions.<\/p>\n \u00a1Ay de<\/strong> ti si te encuentro otra vez fumando!<\/em> [You’re dead if I catch you smoking again!] 11. With an infinitive it can create several expressions:<\/p>\n duro de<\/strong> pelar<\/em> [a hard nut – difficult person] These are only the most common uses of “de”. Remember when you study Spanish to pay attention to how it’s used, write it down, review it all the time. Want to learn more Spanish<\/a>? We have we\u2019ve got a lot of great resources for you.\u00a0 Just keep at it and you\u2019ll get there!<\/p>\n Por hoy es todo. Nos vemos muy prontito.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ah, prepositions! They surely give us one heck of a hard time when we are learning a foreign language. If you want to learn Spanish one of the most common prepositions is “de”. Let’s check out some of its uses. 1. from, indicates origin Ven\u00eda del teatro cuando vio el accidente. [He was coming from…<\/p>\n
\nTren procedente de<\/strong> Bilbao.<\/em> [Train coming from Bilbao.]
\nLa vajilla es de<\/strong> China.<\/em> [The china is from China – cool this one, isn’t it?]<\/p>\n
\nLa puerta de<\/strong> mi habitaci\u00f3n est\u00e1 rota. Tengo que arreglarla.<\/em> [My bedroom door is broken. I have to fix it.]
\nEste auto es de<\/strong> Mar\u00eda.<\/em> [This car is Maria’s.]<\/p>\n
\nUn tren de<\/strong> mercanc\u00edas<\/em> [a merchandise train]
\nEn la heladera hay un plato lleno de<\/strong> frutas.<\/em> [In the fridge there’s a plate full of fruits.]<\/p>\n
\nUna m\u00e1quina de<\/strong> acero<\/em> [a steel machine]
\nUna camiseta de<\/strong> algod\u00f3n<\/em> [a cotton T-shirt]<\/p>\n
\nEl arte de<\/strong> la cocina<\/em> [the art of cooking]<\/p>\n
\nTienen un hermano de<\/strong> cinco meses.<\/em> [They have a five-month-old brother.]<\/p>\n
\nUn piso de<\/strong> un mill\u00f3n de pesos<\/em> [A million pesos apartment]<\/p>\n
\nVamos a terminar este trabajo de<\/strong> una vez.<\/em> [Let’s finish this work once and for all.]<\/p>\n
\n\u00a1Pobre de<\/strong> mi mam\u00e1! La veo tan triste.<\/em> [Poor Mom! She looks so sad.]<\/p>\n
\nhora de<\/strong> dormir<\/em> [time to sleep]
\nf\u00e1cil de<\/strong> hacer<\/em> [easy to do]
\ndif\u00edcil de<\/strong> creer<\/em> [hard do believe]<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/03\/dicionario-education-350x262.jpg\")