Las preposiciones Prepositions of place delante de detrs

Las preposiciones Prepositions of place

delante de

detrás de

encima de, sobre, en

debajo de

dentro de

fuera de

a la izquierda de

a la derecha de

lejos de

cerca de

alrededor de

entre

al lado de

Allá Allí Aquí

por

enfrente de

If a preposition can use “de” • Only some prepositions can have “de” after them. • Entre, aquí, allá, en, por, etc. DO NOT use “de”. • Use the “de” if there is a location / point of reference after the preposition. If there is a noun after the preposition. If there is no noun after the preposition, drop the “de”. • Ex: La biblioteca está a la derecha de la clase de Sra. Boatman. (The library is to the right of Mrs. Boatman’s class is the point of reference). • Ex: La biblioteca está a la derecha. (The library is to the right. There is no point of reference, de is NOT used. )

The Contraction “del” • When de is followed by el (the article = the) it becomes del. • de el doesn’t exist. • de el = NUNCA, NUNCA • Ex. El perro está detrás del chico. • De la doesn’t change. • Ex. El baño está al lado de la oficina.

Canción de Preposiciones en Español By Alyssa Kuciunas Sung to the “Bone Song” from Hannah Montana Spanish has many parts, and this is where it starts. Debajo, underneath. Lejos are far from me. Encima, on top of. Dentro, inside of. Delante in front of, and that is it for the of’s. Al lado is next to, Cerca which is near to. Detrás is behind, and that is it for the rhyme.