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, allí, 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. Ex: La biblioteca está a la derecha de la clase de Sra. Boatman. (The library is to the right of Mrs. Boatman’s class. 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, 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.