The document discusses the use of prepositions in Spanish. It notes that prepositions provide a link between two elements in a sentence and can accompany verbs. It also discusses how prepositions are generally placed before nouns, with some exceptions for relative pronouns and interrogative sentences. Specific examples are provided to illustrate these points about the use and positioning of prepositions.
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The document discusses the use of prepositions in Spanish. It notes that prepositions provide a link between two elements in a sentence and can accompany verbs. It also discusses how prepositions are generally placed before nouns, with some exceptions for relative pronouns and interrogative sentences. Specific examples are provided to illustrate these points about the use and positioning of prepositions.
The document discusses the use of prepositions in Spanish. It notes that prepositions provide a link between two elements in a sentence and can accompany verbs. It also discusses how prepositions are generally placed before nouns, with some exceptions for relative pronouns and interrogative sentences. Specific examples are provided to illustrate these points about the use and positioning of prepositions.
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The document discusses the use of prepositions in Spanish. It notes that prepositions provide a link between two elements in a sentence and can accompany verbs. It also discusses how prepositions are generally placed before nouns, with some exceptions for relative pronouns and interrogative sentences. Specific examples are provided to illustrate these points about the use and positioning of prepositions.
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USO DE LAS PREPOSICIONES
NS S IT IO R E PO P
The dog is on the sofa
The lamp is near the dog The cat is in front of the dog about alrededor de, sobre above por encima de after detrás de, después among entre (tres o más) de at en, junto a before antes de, delante de behind detrás de below debajo de beneath debajo de beside junto a between entre (dos o más) but excepto, pero by por, junto a down hacia abajo para, por, durante, except excepto for desde hace from de, desde in en, dentro de into en, adentro like como, igual a near cerca de of de de (alejándose), off on en, sobre fuera de over por encima de, al since desde otro lado through a través de throughout por todo till = until hasta to a, hasta, hacia under por debajo de up hacia arriba (poniendo) sobre, upon with con encima without sin Use of prepositions
• Provides a link between two words or other
elements in the sentence I'll see you at five o'clock / Te veré a las cinco. • You can accompany a verb acting as liaison to its complement. In this case, can not alter the meaning of the verb or alter it to what constitutes a different word. To look / Mirar (no altera el significado del verbo) To look after / Cuidar de (se altera el significado del verbo) • When we put a verb after a preposition, in English commonly used as 'ing' and not the infinitive. You shouldn’t go to India without visiting the Taj Mahal. No deberías ir a la India sin visitar el Taj Mahal. I’m interested in studying psychology. / Estoy interesado en estudiar psicología POSITION PREPOSITIONS
• Generally, they are placed before the noun or
pronoun, except in the following cases a.) With the relative pronoun, when followed by a preposition, it can be placed in final position. The girls I study with / Las muchachas con las que estudio (en lugar de: The girls with whom I study) b.) In interrogative sentences when they start a interrogative pronoun: Who were you speaking to? / ¿con quién estabas hablando? (en lugar de: To whom were you speaking?)