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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