Modern Spanish Grammar: A Practical Guide

killed themselves’. (Here the impersonal reflexive could be used, se mató a los soldados ‘the soldiers were killed’ (someone kil ...

Tú lees un libro determinado para divertirte. You read a particular book to enjoy yourself. (A book is read for enjoyment) 24.5 ...

25 Prepositions Although the common prepositions of Spanish are listed alphabetically here for ease of reference, it is importan ...

This is exemplified below: 1 ¿Conoce usted a mi colega Julio Prado? (see 29.4) Have you met my colleague Julio Prado? Criticaron ...

Necesito un amigo. I need a friend. Busco tres rusos para ayudarme con un proyecto internacional. I’m looking for three Russians ...

al aire libre‘in the open air’ a la izquierda‘on the left’ al otro lado‘on the other side’ a la sombra‘in the shade’
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Lo ató con una cuerda. He/she tied it up with a piece of string. No oigo nada con tanto ruido de fondo. I can’t hear anything wi ...

(f) Composition or content un montón de libros‘a pile of books’ un paquete de caramelos‘a packet of sweets’ un vaso de agua‘a gl ...

25.1.7.4 Dedenoting cause Lo hizo de pura envidia. He/she did it out of sheer envy. 25.1.7.5 De is also used in a very wide rang ...

desde distintos puntos de vista from various points of view desde Roma hasta Madrid from Rome to Madrid 25.1.11.2 Desdedenoting ...

25.1.14.2 Endenoting a point in space or time or place Note that this use of en often corresponds to English ‘at’. en la estació ...

25.1.16 Encima de Encima de corresponds to English ‘on top of’, ‘above’, and is more specific than en. It is often, though not e ...

25.1.21 Hasta Hasta corresponds to English ‘until’ (time) and ‘up to’ (place). Voy a trabajar hasta medianoche. I’m going to wor ...

Para is used with expressions denoting quantities: Es demasiado fuerte para mí. It’s too strong for me. Basta para satisfacer al ...

Por la ventana vi las montañas. Through the window I saw the mountains. Entramos por la puerta trasera. We went in via the back ...

sin decir palabra‘without saying a word’ sin problema‘no problem’ sinvergüenza‘shameless’ una tarea sin terminar (see 32 ) ‘an u ...

desde debajo de la silla‘from underneath the chair’ de por aquí‘from around here’ While many English prepositions indicate both ...

26 Complementation By complementation we mean the kind of structures which are associated with verbs and verbal expressions, and ...

(c) Subjunctive constructions Quiero que me digas tu nombre. I want you to tell me your name. Me gusta que tengas tantos amigos. ...

different construction from Spanish in such cases: study the sentences given below as examples. agradar: Nos agrada comer al air ...