Prepositional Phrases

Prepositional phrases show relationships like location, time, manner, and cause by linking a preposition to a noun or pronoun.

Common Prepositions

Prepositions are short words that introduce a phrase and signal how to interpret the relationship between things.

	Spanish Word(s)	English Word(s)
	a	to / at
	de	of / from
	en	in / on / at
	con	with
	para	for / to
	por	for / by / through
	sobre	on / about
	desde	from / since
	hasta	until / up to
	entre	between / among

Fill in the BlankVoy(to) la escuela.

I go to the school.

A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition followed by its complement, usually a noun, pronoun, or sometimes a clause.

Expressions with Prepositions

Many useful expressions are fixed phrases that combine a preposition with a noun, article, and sometimes an adjective.

	Spanish Expression	English Expression
	a causa de	because of
	gracias a	thanks to
	cerca de	near / close to
	lejos de	far from
	delante de	in front of
	detrás de	behind
	al lado de	next to
	en lugar de	instead of
	junto a	next to / beside
	a favor de	in favor of

Usage

Prepositional phrases function as adjectives or adverbs, modifying nouns, verbs, adjectives, or entire clauses by specifying location, time, cause, manner, and more.

Summary

Prepositional phrases consistently follow a preposition with a noun or pronoun, and common expressions make them easy to recognize and use for clear relationships.

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Last updated: Fri Oct 24, 2025