Prepositions and Objects of Prepositions
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Una preposición es una palabra chica que
normalmente indica locación, posición y
orígen.
¿Qué preposiciones sabes (do you know)?
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A
EN
DE
PARA
POR
CON
SOBRE
to, at
in, at, on
from, of, about
for, in order to,
for, by, because of
with
on, about, regarding
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When a person is an object of a preposition
(for me, by him, to us etc.) a different set of
pronouns is used.
Yo
Tú
Él
Ella
Ud
mí
ti
él
ella
Ud
Nosotros
Vosotros
Ellos
Ellas
Uds.
Nosotros
Vosotros
ellos
ellas
Uds.
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Hay una carta para ti sobre la mesa.
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There´s a letter for you on the table.
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¿Ustedes dos hablan de mí?
-No, hablamos de ella.
Are you both talking about me?
No, we´re talking about her.
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When the preposition¨”con” is used with “mí”
or “ti” “conmigo” and “contigo” are used.
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¿Quieres hablar conmigo?
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Do you want to speak with me?
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Sí, quiero hablar contigo. Esas chicas estaban
hablando de mí?
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Yes, I want to speak with you. Were those girls talking about me?
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No, creo que no.
No, I don´t think so.
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A
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“A” can be used either as the “personal a” or the
preposition “to” or “towards”.
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When “a” comes before the article “el”, they
contract to form “al”.
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Llamo al (a + el) doctor.
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Llevo a mi amiga al cine.
◦ I’m calling the doctor
◦ I´m taking my friend to the movies
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De
“De” can be used as the possessive “de” or the
preposition “of/from”
Similarly when “de” comes before the article “el”
they contract to form “del”
Vengo del club
◦ I’m coming from the club.
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La esposa del profesor es muy guapa.
◦ The professor’s wife is very beautiful
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De and A do not contract with la, los or las.
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Conozco a la mamá de mi amigo.
◦ I know my mom´s friend.
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Vamos a los juegos olímpicos.
◦ We´re going to the Olympic Games.
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De and A also do not contract with the subject
pronoun él:
Recibo una carta de él
◦ I’m receiving a letter from him.