What is a preposition?

¿Qué es una preposición?

A preposition is a word such as (at, for, with, into or from), which is usually followed by a noun, pronoun or, in English, a word end in (-ing.)

Prepositions show how people and things relate to the rest of the sentence, for example, She’s at home.; a tool for cutting grass; It’s from David.

Uso de preposiciones

Prepositions are used in front of nouns and pronouns (such as people, the man, me, him and so on), and show the relationship between the man who pronoun and the rest of the sentence. All the prepositions can be used before verb forms ending in (-ing) in English, Spanish, followed by the infinitive – The form of the verb ending in -ar, -er, or -ir.

Prepositions are also used after certain adjectives and verbs and link them to the rest of the sentence.

As in English , Spanish prepositions can be made up of several words instead of just one.

In English we can end a sentence with a preposition such as (for, with or into), even though some people think this is not good grammar. You can NEVER end a Spanish sentence with a preposition.

The choice of preposition in Spanish is not always what you might expect, coming from English. It is often difficult to give just one English equivalent for a particular Spanish preposition, since prepositions are used so differently in the two languages. This means that you need to learn how they are used and look up set phrases involving prepositions (such as to be fond of someone or dressed in white) in a dictionary in order to find an equivalent expression in Spanish.

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Preposiciones práctica

a, de, en, para y por

a

• Con verbos de movimiento expresa destino. Voy a la farmacia.
• Con verbos de estado indicia un lugar con referencia a otro lugar. Estás a la derecha.
• Expresa la hora a la que se realiza una actividad. Normalmente como a las dos y media.

de

• Con verbos de movimiento expresa punto de partida. Sale de casa.
• Con otros verbos expresa el origen, la materia o la propiedad. Este coche es de Ana.
• Con la mañana, la tarde o la noche expresa la parte del día en relación a una hora. Come a las 3 de la tarde.

en

• Con verbos de movimiento expresa el medio de transporte. Voy en metro a la oficina. Excepciones a pie y a caballo.
• Con otros verbos expresa lugar. Vivo en el centro.
• Con nombres de messes, estaciones del año o con años expresa cuándo se realiza una acción.

para

• Expresa la finalidad. Esto sirve para escribir.
• Con verbos de movimiento expresa la dirección. ¿Este tren va para Salamanca?
• Con expresiones de tiempo indica un plazo futuro. Tengo que hacer eso para mañana.

por

• Expresa la causa. Vivo aquí por mi trabajo.
• Con verbos de movimiento expresa el tránsito. Paseo por el parque.
• Con la mañana, la tarde o la noche expresa la parte del día. Trabajo solo por las mañanas.

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