Syntaxdifficulty 1
basic-prepositions
Common prepositions beyond por/para: de, a, en, con, sin, sobre, entre, hasta, desde, hacia, contra. Each maps to multiple English prepositions depending on context.
Examples
Estoy en casa.
→ I am at home.
en covers in/at/on for static location.
Voy a Madrid.
→ I''m going to Madrid.
a marks destination.
Un libro de María.
→ A book of María''s / by María.
de covers possession, origin, material, topic.
Words in this rule
| Word | Part of speech |
|---|---|
| de | IN |
| en | IN |
| con | IN |
| sobre | IN |
| mediante | IN |
| entre | IN |
| desde | IN |
| durante | IN |
| contra | IN |
| sin | IN |
| hasta | IN |
| hacia | IN |
| excepto | IN |
| a | IN |
| al | IN |
| ante | IN |
| del | IN |
| salvo | IN |
| según | — |
| tras | — |
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