A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence, usually indicating the objects relationship in time or space in comparison to the content of the rest of the sentence. For example:
- "The book is under the table."
- The preposition is "under," which indicates the book's spatial relationship with the table.
- The preposition is "under," which indicates the book's spatial relationship with the table.
- "She read a magazine during classtime."
- The preposition is "during," which indicates the temporal relationship between reading the magazine and classtime.
Common Simple Prepositions
a | to, at |
ante | before, in the presence of |
bajo | under, below |
con | with |
contra | against |
de | of, from, |
desde | from, since |
durante | during |
en | in, on, into, upon, at, of |
entre | among, between |
excepto | except, but |
hacia | towards |
hasta | as far as, until, up to |
para | for, in order to |
por | for, through, by |
según | according to |
sin | without |
sobre | on, upon, about |
tras | after |
Common Prepositional Phrases
conforme a | according to |
contrario a | contrary to |
frente a | facing, opposite to |
junto a | close to |
respeto a | in regard to |
acerca de | about, regarding |
además de | besides |
alrededor de | around |
antes de | before (in time) |
cerca de | near |
debajo de | under |
delante de | before, in front of (place) |
dentro de | within, inside of |
después de | after (in time) |
detrás de | after, behind (place) |
encima de | over, on, above |
enfrente de | in front of |
fuera de | outside of |
a causa de | on account of |
a fin de | in order to |
a pesar de | in spite of |
al lado de | next to, by the side of |
en cuanto a | as to, with respect to |
en lugar de | instead of |
en vez de | instead of |