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 |
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en la clase | in class | ||
en casa | at home | ||
Está en Madrid. | He’s in Madrid. | ||
2) Point in or period of time |
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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 |
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en piedra | made of stone | ||
en un círculo | in a circle | ||
4) Cost |
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Se vende en 5 pesos. | It sells for (costs) 5 pesos. | ||
Lo compré en 100 dólares. | I bought it for $100. | ||
5) Proportion |
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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 |
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ir en coche | to go by car | ||
viajar en avión | to travel by plane | ||
7) After verbs |
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Many verbs must be followed by en in front of a noun or infinitive. | |||
8) In expressions |
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The preposition en is also found in a number of expressions. |
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