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| OBJECTIVE: |
Learn one of the most difficult areas
of language study: the prepositions.
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| TASK: |
Study each one carefully for a little
while, and only in part. Then use it,
use it, use it !!! |
| PERPLEXED? |
Hey! Three-year-olds get these down in Spanish. After
you've worked at it for 3 years, you'll
have it! |
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| About
Prepositions ... |
It
is said that "When you've mastered the prepositions
in a language, --- you've mastered the language!" |
I
don't remember where I heard that, but there's
definitely some truth to it! |
Prepositions
are so frequently used idiomatically, and are
frequently misleading in their usage: i.e., they
sometimes don't make sense where they're at. |
But
then, ... this is a whole new language! |
The
following lists provide only the basic meanings
for the prepositions. You can pick up a lot more
about idiomatic usage either in a book of idioms
or in a dictionary. |
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Prepositions
are a challenging learning experience, but taken
slowly and used frequently they are quickly mastered.
Just take one at a time, and work it to death -
you'll see how quickly you have them down!
Many
of the prepositions are presented throughout this
website in conjunction with other information, which
makes picking up the variations and nuances a little
easier. Don't panic! You can do it !!! |
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Click on the brown
button to hear the preposition. |
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simple
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compound
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a |
to,
toward |
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ante |
before,
in front of |
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bajo |
under,
underneath, beneath, below |
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con |
with |
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contra |
against |
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de |
of,
from |
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desde |
since,
ever since |
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durante |
during |
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en |
in,
on, at |
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entre |
between,
among |
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excepto |
except
for |
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hacia |
toward |
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hasta |
until,
up to, as far as |
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mediante |
by
means of |
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para |
for,
in order to |
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por |
for,
by |
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salvo |
save
for |
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según |
according
to |
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sin |
without |
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so |
under
(legal term) |
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sobre |
over,
above, about, concerning |
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tras |
behind,
in back of |
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a
causa de |
because
of, due to |
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acerca
de |
concerning |
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además
de |
moreover |
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adversamente
a |
adverse
to |
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a
excepción de |
with
exception of |
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a
fuerza de |
by
dint of |
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alrededor
de |
around |
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al
través de |
across
from |
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a
menos de |
without
(with infinitive) |
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antes
de |
before |
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a
pesar de |
in
spite of |
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cerca
de |
close
to |
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concerniente
a |
with
regards to |
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conforme
a |
in
accordance to |
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congruamente
a |
congruent
to |
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contrario
a |
contrary
to |
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correspondiente
a |
corresponding
to |
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debajo
de |
under,
beneath |
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delante
de |
in
front of |
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dentro
de |
in,
inside of |
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después
de |
after |
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detrás
de |
behind,
in back of |
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en
cuanto a |
in
as much as |
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en
frente de |
in
front of |
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en
vez de |
instead
of |
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en
virtud de |
by
virtue of |
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frente
a |
before,
in front of |
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fuera
de |
outside
of |
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junto
a |
next
to, beside |
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lejos
de |
far
from |
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por
causa de |
by
cause of, because |
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por
parte de |
on
account of |
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por
razón de |
by
reason of |
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relativamente
a |
relative
to |
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respeto
a |
with
respect to |
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sin
embargo de |
however |
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tocante
a |
about,
concerning |
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