Prepositions

Prepositions are invariable words that connect other parts in the sentence. Therefore, a preposition needs of another word or element so that can complement it (a noun, a verb…).

List of prepositions:

a	to
ante	in front of, before
bajo	below, under
con	with
contra	against
de	of
desde	from
durante	during
en	in
entre	between/ among
hacia	for, to, forward
hasta	up to, until
mediante	by, with
para	for, to
por	for
según	according to
sin	without
sobre	above, over
tras	after, behind

There are prepositions with its own meaning:

sin	lack, shortage
bajo	below, under
sobre	above, over, about
tras	after, behind
ante	facing, before, in front of

Prepositions with different meaning depending on the context:

CON
Estoy con Laura	I am with Laura
Corto el papel con las tijeras	I cut paper with the scissors
Sara me saludó con dos besos	Sara greeted me with two kisses

And finally some prepositions don’t mean anything on its own as a word:

a	Vi a Pablo en la calle	I saw Pablo on the street
de	Soy de Valencia	I am from Valencia

Prepositions combined with conjuctions:

a	Espero a que me llames	I wait for your call
con	Me conformo con que apruebes	I’ll settle with you passing the test
de	Me alegro de que hayas venido	I’m glad (that) you came
desde	Desde que madrugo, duermo mejor	Since I get up early, I sleep better
en	Estoy de acuerdo en que dejes el trabajo	I agree that you quit the job
hasta	Te espero hasta que acabes	I wait until you finish
para	Te llamo para que me ayudes	I call you so you can help me
por	Tengo preocupación por que llegues tarde	I’m worried about you being late
sin	Lo he hecho sin que me ayudes	I have done it without your help

Prepositional phrases

These are formed by two or more words that work as a preposition:

a causa de	because of
acerca de	about
con relación a	relative to, regarding
a fin de	in order to
de cara a	with regard to
de acuerdo con	according to
en relación con	in relation with
junto a	next to
respecto de	regarding

Visit our Basics menu for a list of common adjectives in Spanish.