30 Common Spanish Prepositions

Hello Readers here you will read 30 Common Spanish Prepositions. Prepositions have a lot to contribute to language. There are some rules of the Spanish language, which are given below, by which we can use prepositions in sentences. Example sentences are also given to facilitate understanding.

30 Common Spanish Prepositions :

1) a –  to ; at

2) a tiempo –  on time

3) cerca de –  near

4) contra – against

5) antes (de) –   before

6) con –  with

7) desde –  since

8) dentro de – inside ; within

9) delante de –  infront of

10) debajo de – beneath ; under

11) de –   of ; from ; about

12) de otro modo – otherwise

13) ademas de –   besides

14) acerca de – about

15) a traves de –  across ; through

16) a pesar de –  in spite of

17) sin – without

18) segun –  according to

19) para –  for

20) hasta – until

21) hacia –  toward

22) durante – during

23) en lugar de –  instead of

24) entre – between

25) por – for ; by

26) fuera de –  outside of

27) frente a –  infront of

28) lejos de –  far

29) sobre –  over ; above ; on ; upon

30) detras de –  behind

Spanish Prepositions :

A :

You use a to show

Time  (Te llamaré a las 2 p. m.)     (I will call you at 2 p.m.)

Movement   (Nosotros vamos al mercado)    ( We are going to market)

Speed    (va a 80km por hora)      ( He is going 80km per hour)

Price    (Va a 80 kilómetros por hora)      ( You can buy it for 50 pesos)

De :

Another preposition is de. You use de , which means of , from ,  or about , to show

Origin , possession , subject , relationship , material , cause , characteristics.

 

En and hasta :

The preposition en can meaning in , on , at or by. The preposition hasta which means until.

 

Por and para :

Por and para both mean for in English , which is what causes the problem. In Spanish.

Sentences for practice :

 

1) Ellos caminan por las calles del pueblo.

• They walk through the village streets.

 

2) Él duerme por la tarde.

• He sleeps in the afternoon.

 

3) Esto es para mi.

• This is for me.

 

4) Están viajando en autobús.

• They are travelling by bus.

 

5) hasta luego.

• See you later.

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