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 estación‘at the station’
en el jardín‘in the garden’
en casa‘at home’
en aquel momento‘at that moment’39.3 (p. 232)
25.1.14.3 Endenoting a point within a space or a period of time
See also dentro de (25.1.10). En is also used in figurative expressions of this kind.
Ella está en la oficina. (see 39.3)
She is at the office.El niño se perdió en la muchedumbre.
The child got lost in the crowd.en el siglo XV
in the fifteenth centuryEn mi vida he conocido a nadie tan serio.
I’ve never met anyone so serious in my life.Estamos en peligro.
We are in danger.39.3 (p. 232)
25.1.14.4 Endenoting movement within
En corresponds to English ‘into’:
Entramos en la cueva. We went into the cave.25.1.14.5 Enwith means of transport
Fuimos en bicicleta. (but a caballo, a pie)
We went by bicycle. (‘on horseback’, ‘on foot’)25.1.14.6 Enwith measurements
Los precios subieron en un seis por ciento.
Prices went up by six per cent.La temperatura bajó en cinco grados.
The temperature went down by five degrees.25.1.15 En contra de
See contra (25.1.6).PREPOSITIONS 25.1