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Spanish Prepos.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a por | to get (In Spain) |
| debajo de | underneath |
| delante de | in front of (far away) |
| enfrente de | in front of (close) |
| frente a | across |
| dentro de | inside |
| detrás de | behind |
| encima de | above |
| fuera de | outside of |
| para con | toward |
| por delante de | in front of (used with verb) |
| por encima de | above (used with verb) |
| Verbs dont's use preopositions | agradecer, buscar, esperar, pensar, pedir |
| a caballo | horesback |
| a causa de | because of/due to |
| a eso de | at about (around) |
| a fondo | in depth |
| a fuerza de | by force/power/dint |
| a la vez | at the same time |
| al final | in the end |
| al principio | in the beginning |
| a lo mejor | maybe/ perhaps |
| a mano | handmade |
| a menudo | frequently |
| a ojo | by eye |
| a pesar de | inspite of/ despite |
| a pie | by foot |
| a tiempo | on time |
| a veces | sometimes |
| acostumbrarse a | get use to |
| aprender a | learn how |
| apresuarse a | rush to |
| asistir a | to attend |
| atreverse a | dare to |
| ayudar a | help |
| comenzar a | to begin |
| detenerse a/dejar de | to stop |
| empezar a | to begin |
| enseñar a | to teach |
| invitar a | invite |
| ir a | going to |
| negarse a | refuse |
| ponerse a | begun |
| resignarse a | resign |
| volver a | again |
| con respecto a | regarding |
| con tal de que | provided that |
| casarse con | married with |
| encontrarse con | meet |
| enojarse con | got mad at |
| meterse con | get involved with |
| quedarse con | keep |
| soñar con | dream about |
| de buena/mala gana | willingly or unwillingly |
| de esta manera | this way |
| de modo que | so that/in such a way that |
| de nuevo | again |
| de pie | standing |
| de repente | suddenly |
| de veras | really |
| de vez en cuando | once in awhile |
| acabar de | just |
| acordarse de | to remember |
| alegrarse de | glad to |
| arrepentirse de | regret |
| avergonzarse de | be ashamed |
| burlarse de | make fun of |
| darse cuenta de | realize |
| depender de | depends |
| despedirse de | say goodbye |
| enamorarse de | fall in love with |
| enterarse de | find out about |
| estar enamorado de | to be in love with |
| irse de | left |
| olvidarse de | forget |
| pensar de | think about |
| quejarse de | complain about |
| reirse de | laugh |
| terminar de | finish |
| tratar de | to try |
| tratarse de | to be about/ deal with (ex. a story) |
| en cuanto | as soon as |
| en cuanto a | in regard to |
| en seguida | immediately |
| en vez de | instead of |
| consentir en | consent |
| consistir en | consisit |
| convenir en | agree to |
| convertirse en | to convert into |
| empeñarse en | insist |
| entrar en | enter |
| especializarse en | majoring in |
| fijarse en | notice |
| influir en | influence |
| insistir en | insist |
| pensar en | think of |
| tardar en | be late/ to delay in doing |
| no estar para bromas | to be not in the mood for jokes |
| no ser para tanto | to not be that bad/ not to exaggerate |
| para siempre | for always (forever) |
| estar por | to be about to |
| quedar plus infinitive later | yet to be done |
| por fin | finally |
| por lo general | in general |
| por lo menos/al menos | at least |
| por otra parte/por otro lado | on the other hand |
| por poco | almost |
| por que subjunctive | however much |
| por supuesto | of course |
| esforzarse por | to make an effort to |
| interesarse por | interest in |
| preguntar por | ask for |
| preocuparse por | worry about |
| tomar por | took for |
| pero | but (contrary) I know it is hot, but I am cold. |
| sino | but (alternate, rather, instead) It wasn't Bob that gave it to me but (rather) Mary. |
| ni...ni | neither nor |
| En lo tocante a | Concerning |
| Por lo que se refiere a | As for the rest |
| Según | According to |
| En primer lugar | In the first place |
| Por ejemplo | For example |
| Casi siempre | Almost always |
| Casi nunca | Almost never |
| En gran parte | For the most part |
| Cada vez mas and de mas en mas | more and more |
| Acaso | Question word for emphasis (Do you really...) |
| Quizas/ A lo mejor/ tal vez | maybe |
| por suerte | luckily |
| por desgracia | unfortunately |
| A su vez/ por su parte | in turn |
| Entonces | Then |
| Por lo tanto/ Por consiguiente | therfore, then |
| Por eso/ por eso motivo, por esa razon | for that reason |
| Como consequencia/ como resultado | As a result |
| De hecho | In fact, as a matter of fact |
| En realidad | Actually |
| Actualmente, Hoy en dia | Nowadays |
| Sin embargo, No obstante, en cambio | nevertheless, yet, however |
| desde | since (time) |
| como | since (because) |
| Además | In addition, also |
| Como/puesto que/ ya que/ Debido a que | Since, Because |
| En conclusión | In conclusion |
| Para resumir/ En resumen/ En resumidas cuentas | In short, to summarize |
| De lo anterior, se puede concluir que | From the above, it can be concluded that |
| De todos modos | Anyway |
| En todo caso | In any case |
| después de todo | after all |
| A fin de cuentas | In the end, All in all |
| Pensar + infinitive | to plan on |
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