abdoul mohamed albert mason. a preposition is a term or phrase used to show how one object relates...
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PREPOSICIONES/
PREPOSITIONS
Abdoul Mohamed
Albert Mason
DEFINITION A preposition is a term or phrase used to
show how one object relates to another object in space.
Did you know the word "preposition" comes from Greek and Latin roots meaning "to place before.“?
COMPARED TO ENGLISH Most of the time
prepositions are used the same way in Spanish as they are used in English. But it may be confusing since one preposition in Spanish can have many different translations in English.
Por ejemplo
A This is a very common preposition that can mean to, at, by, or for depending on how it is used.
TWO TYPES OF PREPOSITIONS
SIMPLE PREPOSITIONS Single word
used to show a single preposition
A: to, at Ante: before, in the
presence of Bajo: under Con: with De: of, from Desde: from, since Por: for, by, through En: in, on, at Entré: between, among Para: for, in order to Según: according to Sin: without
EJEMPLOVamos a practicar deportes We are going to practice sports
Ella es de Africa She is from Africa
Está en mi clase It is in my class
COMPOUND PREPOSITIONS Term or phrase
used to show a single preposition
Encima de: On top of
A lado de: Beside of A la izquierda de:
To the left of A la derecha de: To
the right of A bajo de: To the
bottom of Enfrente de: Front
of Atrás de: Behind of
EJEMPLOElla está a lado de Jose She is beside Jose
La leche está a la derecha de los huevos The milk is to the right of the eggs
Mi carro está lejos de aquí My car is far from here
CONTRACTIONS When doing
Prepositions contractions or combination of two words may be necessary.
a + el = alVamos [a el] cafe -> Vamos al cafe.
de + el = delEste pescado es [de el] lago. -> Este pescado es del lago.
FORMULA
Espanol Ingles
Spanish: Yo (subject) voy (verb) a (preposition) la tienda (prepositional object).
English: I (subject) am going (verb) to (preposition) the store (prepositional object).
Review Time
NOW SPLIT THE CLASS INTO 2
TEAMS.(TRANSLATE)
Frente de
A lado de
A la izquierdo
Lejos de
A bajo de
Encima de
entre
sobre
Detrás de
A
Según
Por
En
Sin
De
Entré
Con
THE END!!