Definition: Prepositions in Spanish language define relationships between different objects within a sentence, establishing movement, time and position. Unfortunately they do not have a precise translation from Spanish to English or vice versa.
It is possible to use different Mnemonic techniques (especially visual ones) in order to memorize different Prepositions much faster: a, ante, bajo, cabe, con, contra, de, desde, durante, en, entre, hacia, hasta, mediante, para, por, según, sin, sobre, and tras.
Prepositions in Spanish
The most common simple and complex Spanish prepositions are listed below:
List of Simple Prepositions
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| SPANISH PREPOSITIONS |
ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS |
EXAMPLES |
| a |
at, to |
She sold her coin collection to the museum.
Ella vendió su colección de monedas a el museo...
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| ante |
before, in the face of, in the presence of |
In the presence of the judge, he screamed for justice.
Ante el juez, él grito por justicia. |
| bajo |
under, below |
The kid hid under the bed.
El niño se escondió bajo la cama. |
| con |
with |
He's coming with us
El viene con nosotros. |
| contra |
against, in exchange for |
I’m against family violence.
Estoy en contra de la violencia familiar. |
| de |
of, about, from |
A package has arrived, it comes from Amsterdam.
Un paquete ha llegado, viene de Ámsterdam.
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| desde |
since, from |
Since they met for the first time, they’ve established strong bonds.
Desde que se conocieron, han establecido fuertes vínculos afectivos. |
| durante |
during, for |
During the rescue, the brigade had to calm down the onlookers.
Durante el rescate, la brigada tuvo que poner calma entre los curiosos. |
| en |
in, into, by, inside, within |
Cusco is in Peru.
Cusco está en Perú...
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| entre |
between, among, amongst |
You must choose only one among all the best job opportunities.
Debes elegir sólo una entre las mejores oportunidades de trabajo. |
| excepto |
except (for) |
I agree with your choice except for the color.
Estoy de acuerdo con tu elección excepto por el color. |
| hacia |
towards, about, around |
Be favorable towards somebody.
Tener buena disposición hacia alguien. |
| hasta |
as far as, up to, until, till |
Christian goes from Cusco to Lima by car
Cristian va desde Cusco hasta Lima por carro. |
| mediante |
by means of |
By means of a legal document we reached a verbal agreement.
Mediante un documento legal llegamos a un acuerdo verbal. |
| para |
for, in order to, toward |
In order to make a suggestion, we had to investigate.
Para hacer una sugerencia, tuvimos que investigar...
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| por |
because of, (in order) to, for, by, through, per |
We get a ticket train to Cusco through a friend of mine.
Conseguimos un boleto de tren para Cusco por una amiga...
Read more about preposition: por |
| según |
according to, depending on |
According to this email, your deadline is in late November.
Según esta carta, tu plazo se vence a fines de noviembre. |
| sin |
without |
I can't read without my glasses.
No puedo leer sin mis anteojos. |
| sobre |
on (top of), over, above, about, upon |
Put the dishes on the table.
Pon los platos sobre la mesa. |
| tras, detrás |
behind, after |
The kitty is behind you.
El gatito está detrás de ti. |
List of Complex Prepositions
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| SPANISH PREPOSITIONS |
ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS |
EXAMPLES |
| además de |
as well as, in addition to, besides |
We built the main house, in addition to a tree house for the kids.
Construimos la casa principal, además de una casita en el árbol para los niños |
| al lado de |
beside |
Come and sit beside the table.
Ven y siéntate al lado de la mesa |
| alrededor de |
around, about |
Just look around the house of your new puppy
Mira alrededor de la casa de tu nuevo cachorro |
| antes de, delante de |
before |
Before a long holiday, you must finish your work.
Antes de unas largas vacaciones, debes terminar tu trabajo. |
| a pesar de |
despite |
The church still stands despite the houses around there are in ruins.
La iglesia aún está en pie, a pesar de que las casas alrededor están en ruinas. |
| cerca de |
near, close (to) |
Near the beach but so far to the lighthouse.
Cerca de la playa, pero tan lejos del faro. |
| con respecto a |
in respect of |
We made some changes in respect of the secondary part of the contract.
Hicimos algunos cambios con respecto a la parte secundaria del contrato. |
| de acuerdo con |
in accordance with |
In accordance with the recipe, she sprinkled sugar on the cake
De acuerdo con la receta, ella espolvoreó azúcar sobre el pastel. |
| debajo de |
under, underneath |
The hamster was found under the washing machine.
El hámster fue encontrado debajo de la lavadora. |
| delante de |
in front of |
Please stand up in front of the blond girl.
Por favor, párate delante de la niña rubia. |
| dentro de |
in, inside, into, within |
The best chocolate cookie is in the glass box.
La mejor galleta de chocolate está dentro de la caja de vidrio. |
| encima de |
on (top of), above, over |
The helicopter is flying above the clouds.
El helicóptero está volando encima de las nubes. |
| (en) frente a/de |
opposite, towards |
Turn left and then right, the office is opposite the restaurant.
Dobla a la izquierda y luego a la derecha, la oficina está frente al restaurante. |
| fuera de, a excepción de |
except for, apart from |
Everything was perfect at the meeting, except for the loud music the band played.
Todo en la reunión fue perfecto, a excepción de la música ruidosa que la banda tocó.
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| junto a |
next to, right by, near |
You will find the best artificial flowers of the city, next to the drugstore.
Encontrará las mejores flores artificiales de la ciudad junto a la farmacia. |
| lejos de |
far (away) |
I won't be able to call you because I'll be far away from my phone.
No podré llamarte porqué estaré bastante lejos de mi teléfono. |
The prepositions in Spanish language are same the prepositions in Portuguese language, for this reason if you can learn other language we recommended you learn Portuguese grammar.
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