Spanish Conversation · Level 1
86 words
Spanish word
de
Pronunciation
IPA/de/
Meaning
- prepositionof
Example
El coche de mi hermano es nuevo.
The car of my brother is new.
More examples
Compré un vestido de algodón.
I bought a cotton dress.
Core concept
A link between a thing and its source or owner.
Common phrases
una taza de café
cup of coffee
un anillo de oro
gold ring
un grupo de amigos
group of friends
Similar words
desde: Precisely defined starting point in place or time.
a partir de: Outset at a particular moment or place from which what follows proceeds.
procedente de: Provenance stating the place of origin for a person or item.
Definition in Spanish
Marca procedencia o punto de partida en tiempo o espacio y que también relaciona sustantivos para indicar pertenencia o tema, como en 'vengo de Madrid' o 'de niño'.
Word origin
From Latin de 'from', the Spanish preposition preserves 'from' and broadens to link nouns for origin, ownership, topic, and temporal starting points.
Usage tips
- De contracts with the masculine article (de + el → del) but not with la, so vengo del pueblo versus vengo de la ciudad.
Other meanings
- frompreposition
- bypreposition
- aboutpreposition