Spanish: An Essential Grammar

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There are also several verbs that take de+ adjective, to indicate a condi-
tion or characteristic:
Las dos presumían de guapas.
They both thought they were pretty.

De to form adjectival phrases

These may be purely descriptive but can also express intended use:
una niña de ojos azules a girl with blue eyes
un edificio de techo plano a flat-roofed building
un molinillo de café a coffee grinder

De to form adverbial phrases

Examples from the many include:
de buena/ willingly/
mala gana reluctantly
de golpe/repente suddenly
de vez en from time
cuando to time

Other uses of de

Other uses of deare discussed in the relevant sections as follows:

(a) In comparisons: see 26.4.
(b) With time of day and dates: see 23.1.5.1/2.
(c) Before infinitives: see 17.2.1(b), 17.2.5.2, 17.4.
(d) To introduce an agent after a past participle: see p. 178n4
(e) To form compound nouns: see 29.3.2.

Dentro de, fuera de


Dentro deexpresses ‘(with)in’ and ‘inside’ with regard to physical location,
and ‘(with)in’ with reference to time in the future:

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de nuevo again
de paso in passing
de pie standing
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