Spanish Grammar Reference > Prepositions | It's 5:50am on Thursday th 28th |
Prepositions are words that connect other words or phrases. The show the relationship between the words or the action or direction that is going on in the sentence.
Here is a list of some of the most common Spanish prepositions.
Preposition | English Translation | Example sentence |
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a | to, at | Voy a la tienda. I'm going to the store. |
con | with | Voy con mi hermano. I'm going with my brother. |
contra | against | Hay que ponerlo contra la pared. We should put it against the wall. |
de | of, from | Soy de españa. I'm from Spain. |
desde | from, since | Han pasado muchos años desde que yo nací. Many years have passed since I was born. |
durante | during | Fue durante la clase. It happened during class. |
encima de | on, on top of | Está encima de la ropa. It's on top of the clothes. |
en | in, on | Está en la mesa. It's on the table. |
en lugar de | instead of | Dame el rojo en lugar del verde. Give me the red one instead of the green one. |
entre | between | Estoy en entre la espada y la pared. I'm between the devil and the great blue sea. |
entre | divided by | Diez entre dos son cinco. Ten divided by two is five. |
hacia | toward(s) | Voy hacia la casa. I'm headed home. |
hasta | until | Estaré aquí hasta que se ponga el sol. I'll be here until the sun goes down. |
para | for, in order to | Lo hice para hacer dinero. I did it in order to make money. |
por | for, by | Fue escrito por él. It was written by him. |
por | times, multiplied by | Cinco por cinco son veinticinco. Five times five is twenty-five. |
sin | without | Ando sin dinero. I don't have any money. |
sobre | over, above, on | Está sobre la mesa. It's on the table. |
tras | after | Vamos tras la fama. We're after fame. |