Spanish Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases








Spanish Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

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384. Many of the more common of
the Spanish prepositions and prepositional phrases have been learned
in previous lessons. For the sake of convenience they are repeated
here. The simple prepositions have so many special meanings that
some must be studied in detail.

385. The more common of the simple prepositions,
with their general and ordinary meanings, are the following:

a, to, at, from, of, in,
into, on.
excepto, except, but.
ante, before, in the
presence of.
hacia, towards.
bajo, under, below. hasta, as far as, to, until,
up to.
con, with. para, by, for, to, in order to.
contra, against. por, for, by, to, through,
on account of.
de, of, from, by, about, concerning, on, at,

with, on account of, to.
según, according to, as.
desde, from, since. sin, without.
durante, during. sobre, on, upon, about.
en, in, on, into, upon,
at, of.
tras, after.
entre, among, between.

386. The more common prepositional phrases are
the following:

a. Phrases composed of an adjective or adverb with the
preposition a:

conforme a, according to. junto a, near, by, close to.
 
contrario a, contrary to. respeto a, } in regard to,
with respect to.
frente a, opposite to, facing. tocante a,

b. Phrases composed of an adverb with
the preposition de:

acerca de, about, regarding. dentro de, within, inside of.
además de, besides. después de, after (in time).
alrededor de, around. detrás de, after, behind
(in place).
antes de, before (in time). encima de, over, on, above.
cerca de, near. enfrente de, in front of.
debajo de, under. fuera de, outside of, except.
delante de, before, in front
of (in place).
más allá de, beyond.

c. Phrases composed of two prepositions with an intervening
word:

a causa de, on account of. a pesar de, in spite of.
a fin de, in order to. en cuanto a, as to, with respect to.
 
a fuerza de, by dint of. en lugar de, } instead of,
in place of.
al lado de, by the side of. en vez de,

387. The Preposition a. The
principal uses of the preposition a, ‘ to, at,
from, of, in, into, on,’ are:

a. To express time.

a las diez, at ten o’clock.
a mediodía, at noon.
a tiempo, in time.
a fines de mayo, by or towards the end of May.
¿A cuántos estamos
hoy?
What day of the month is it
to-day?
Salieron a la madrugada. They left very early (at dawn).

b. To express position, destination, direction.

Está a la puerta. He is at the door.
Voy a la escuela. I am going to school.

c. To express manner or means.

Viene a pie. He comes on foot.
Lo echaron fuera a patadas. They kicked him out.

d. To express price or rate.

Se venden a diez centavos

cada uno.
They are sold at ten cents
apiece.
¿A cómo se venden? What price are they?
al cinco por ciento, at five per cent.

e. With verbs meaning ‘ to take from,’ ‘ buy from,’
etc.

Quítale el libro
a Juan.
Take the book away from John.
Le compré el libro a mi tío. I bought the book from my uncle.

f. For the preposition a used as the
sign of the object, see 44.

g. For the preposition
a
used for the English ‘ on ‘ before the present participle,
see 125 b.

h. Motion is expressed by a. (For rest
expressed by en, see below; see also (b),
above.)

Voy a casa. I am going home.
¿A dónde va? Where are you going?
Voy a España el año
que viene.
I am going to Spain next year.

i. For the preposition a used
as the sign of the infinitive, see 406.

388. The Preposition en. The
principal uses of the preposition en, ‘ in, on,
into, upon, at, of,’ are the following:

a. To express rest in or on a place or motion
in or into a place.

Estamos en París. We are in Paris.
El libro está en la biblioteca. The book is in the library.
Póngalo en la caja. Put it in the box.
La comida está en la mesa. The dinner is on the table.
Entra ahora en la iglesia. He is now going into the church.

b. To express time and manner.

de hoy en ocho días, a week from to-day.
en el día de hoy, to-day.
No me meto en tonterías. I do not care for foolishness.

 

 

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SPANISH GRAMMAR
15-16.
Regular Present Indicative Endings of ar, er, ir verbs.
17. Negation.
24-26. Noun.
27. Possession
34. The Articles
42-45. Subject Pronouns
46. Nouns.
53. The Verb.
61-64. Adjectives
70-73. Apocopation of Adjectives
79. Irregular Verbs
80. Idiomatic Expressions
86. Irregular Past Absolute
95-96. The verbs: Ser and Estar
102-104. Future Indicative and Conditional
110-115. Formation Of The Participles
121-125. Idioms with Tener, Deber and Haber
131-133. Irregular Verbs:
139-140. Personal Pronouns
146-148. Two Object Pronouns
154-157. Prepositional Forms As Object Pronouns
163-168. Reflexive Verbs
174-178. Reflexive Verbs (Continued)
184-188. Gustar. Sí and No. Mismo.
194-195. Radical Changing Verbs.
201. Radical Changing Verbs (Continued)
207-211. Inceptive Verbs. Adverbs
216-220. Possessive Adjectives
226-228. Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns
236-239. Relative Pronouns
245-250. Interrogative Adjectives and Pronouns
256-265. Numbers. Numerical Expressions
270-272. Verbs With Orthographic Changes
278-279. The Seasons, Months, Days Of The Week, Etc.



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