Spanish - English Dictionary
/de/
De is a preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about', depending on context. It is one of the most frequent words in Spanish and introduces relationships of possession, origin, composition, and topic.
| # | Type | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | preposition | de possessive genitive: belonging to | of |
| 2 | preposition | de with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at | from |
| 3 | preposition | de with the source or provenance of or at | from |
| 4 | preposition | de containing, comprising or made from | of |
| 5 | preposition | de concerning | about |
| 6 | preposition | de with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of | from |
| 7 | preposition | de introducing topic or subject matter | of |
| 8 | noun | de name of the letter D, d | dee |
| 9 | preposition | de expressing a fraction or a ratio | out of |
| 10 | noun | de | The name of the Latin script letter D/d. |
| 11 | preposition | de | of; 's; used after the thing owned and before the owner |
| 12 | preposition | de | from (with the source or provenance of or at) |
| 13 | preposition | de | of (expressing composition, substance) |
| 14 | preposition | de | about (concerning; with regard to) |
| 15 | preposition | de | of; from (indicating cause) |
| 16 | preposition | de | of (indicates a quality or characteristic) |
| 17 | preposition | de | from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) |
| 18 | preposition | de | of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective) |
La casa de mi abuela está en el campo.
My grandmother's house is in the countryside.
Vengo de Madrid esta mañana.
I'm coming from Madrid this morning.
Una taza de café, por favor.
A cup of coffee, please.
De is used for possession where English uses the possessive 's or 'of': la casa de Juan (John's house). Do not confuse it with the preposition 'a'; de shows origin or composition, while 'a' shows direction or destination. In speech, de before a vowel does not change form.
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