Spanish - German Dictionary
/de/
De is a Spanish preposition with multiple uses in German, most commonly translated as von, aus, über, vor, or der depending on context. It expresses possession, origin, composition, topic, and other relationships.
| # | Type | Spanish | German |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | preposition | de possessive genitive: belonging to | von |
| 2 | preposition | de with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at | von |
| 3 | preposition | de with the source or provenance of or at | von |
| 4 | preposition | de with the source or provenance of or at | aus |
| 5 | preposition | de containing, comprising or made from | aus |
| 6 | preposition | de concerning | über |
| 7 | preposition | de with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of | vor |
| 8 | preposition | de introducing topic or subject matter | über |
| 9 | preposition | de connecting numeral or quantifier with quantified | der |
El libro es de María.
Das Buch ist von Maria.
Soy de España.
Ich bin aus Spanien.
Estamos hablando de música.
Wir sprechen über Musik.
De is one of the most frequent Spanish prepositions and often has no single equivalent—context determines whether to use von (possession, origin), aus (source, material), or über (topic). Learners should memorize common phrases like ser de (to be from) and hablar de (to talk about) rather than translating word-by-word.
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