En - Spanish Preposition - Lawless Spanish Grammar

Spanish Preposition

The Spanish preposition en is used to indicate location, amount of time or money, proportion, and more – learn all about it in this lesson.

1) Location
	en la clase	in class
	en casa	at home
	Está en Madrid.	He’s in Madrid.

2) Point in or period of time
	en 2020	in 2020
	Vamos en 10 minutos.	We’re going in 10 minutes.
	Lo hice en un día.	I did it in one day.

3) Description
	en piedra	made of stone
	en un círculo	in a circle

4) Cost
	Se vende en 5 pesos.	It sells for (costs) 5 pesos.
	Lo compré en 100 dólares.	I bought it for $100.

5) Proportion
	más grande que Juan en una cabeza	a head taller than Juan
	reducir algo en 20 por cien	to reduce something by 20%

6) Means of transportation
	ir en coche	to go by car
	viajar en avión	to travel by plane

7) After verbs
	Many verbs must be followed by en in front of a noun or infinitive.

8) In expressions
	The preposition en is also found in a number of expressions.