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Preposición

The preposition de is generally summarized as "of, from, or about," but it has quite a few more meanings and uses than that.

 When de is followed by the definite article el, the two words must contract: de + el = del.

Using de

1) Origin or starting point
Es de Guatemala. He’s from Guatemala.
Llegamos de Madrid. We’re arriving from Madrid.

2) Reference point
Estamos a 5 km de tu casa. We’re 5 kilometers from your house.
Vive a 20 minutos de aquí. He lives 20 minutes from here.

3) Possession
el coche de Nico Nico’s car
el aeropuerto de Barcelona Barcelona’s airport

4) Description
mi clase de español my Spanish class
la ropa de niño children’s clothes

5) Characteristic, defining feature
chica de piel pálida pale-skinned girl
zapatos de tacón alto high-heeled shoes

6) Contents
un vaso de agua glass of water
una película de guerra war film, film about war

7) Start of a range of time / amount
Trabajé de 8 a 11 de la mañana. I worked from 8 to 11am.
de lunes a sábado from Monday to Saturday

8) After verbs
Many verbs must be followed by de in front of a noun or infinitive.

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