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Preposiciones de lugar
Prepositions of place indicate the location of someone or something in relation to another someone or something.
Por ejemplo…
Vivo en Barcelona. | I live in Barcelona. | |
El banco está tras el café. | The bank is behind the café. | |
¿Qué hay debajo de la mesa? | What’s under the table? |
Spanish prepositions of place
Note that some of these have other meanings/uses besides indicating a location – click the links for detailed lessons.
a | at, to | |
abajo de | below, under | * |
a la derecha de | to the right of | |
a la izquierda de | to the left of | |
bajo | beneath, under | * |
adentro de | inside (of) | |
afuera de | outside (of) | |
al lado de | next to | |
arriba de | above | |
cerca de | near | |
debajo de | below, under | * |
delante de | in front of, facing | |
dentro de | inside (of) | |
detrás de | behind, in back of | |
en | in, at | |
encima de | on top of, above | |
enfrente de | in front of | |
en medio de | between | |
entre | between | |
fuera de | outside (of) | |
hacia | toward | |
junto a | next to | |
lejos de | far from | |
sobre | over, on | |
tras | behind |
Notes
When the phrase ends in a or de, the regular contraction rules apply.
* Bajo, abajo, debajo (de) – what’s the difference?
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