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To tell where things are located, use the verb hay<\/strong> or estar<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/colgroup>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n English<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/thead>\r\n
Estoy<\/strong> en casa.<\/td>\r\n I am<\/strong> at home.<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
Mis hijos están<\/strong> en el colegio.<\/td>\r\n My children are<\/strong> in school.<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
Hay<\/strong> un parque cerca del colegio.<\/td>\r\n There is<\/strong> a park near the school.<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n
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The following words are prepositions and are used to tell where things are located.<\/p>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Preposiciones<\/th>\r\n Prepositions<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/thead>\r\n
a la derecha (de)<\/td>\r\n to the right (of)<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
a la izquierda (de)<\/td>\r\n to the left (of)<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
al lado (de)<\/td>\r\n beside, next (to)<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
arriba (de)<\/td>\r\n above<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
cerca (de)<\/td>\r\n near<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
debajo (de)<\/td>\r\n below<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
delante (de)<\/td>\r\n in front (of), ahead of<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
detrás (de)<\/td>\r\n behind<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
en<\/td>\r\n on, in, at<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
encima (de)<\/td>\r\n on, on top (of)<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
enfrente (de)<\/td>\r\n in front of, facing<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
entre…y…<\/td>\r\n between…and…<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
lejos (de)<\/td>\r\n far (from)<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/tbody>\r\n <\/table>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Notice that most of the prepositions include the word de<\/strong>. You will remember from Módulo 4<\/strong> that when using de<\/strong> in front of the masculine article el<\/strong>, it forms the contraction del<\/strong> (de + el = del<\/strong>). It does not contract with any other article (la, los, las<\/strong>).<\/p>\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/colgroup>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n English<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/thead>\r\n
El teatro está enfrente del<\/strong> gimnasio.<\/td>\r\n The theater is opposite the gym.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
El banco está al lado del <\/strong>hotel.<\/td>\r\n The bank is beside the hotel.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
La oficina está arriba de<\/strong> la tienda.<\/td>\r\n The office is above the store.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>","rendered":"

To tell where things are located, use the verb hay<\/strong> or estar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n <\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Estoy<\/strong> en casa.<\/td>\nI am<\/strong> at home.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mis hijos están<\/strong> en el colegio.<\/td>\nMy children are<\/strong> in school.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hay<\/strong> un parque cerca del colegio.<\/td>\nThere is<\/strong> a park near the school.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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The following words are prepositions and are used to tell where things are located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Preposiciones<\/th>\nPrepositions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
a la derecha (de)<\/td>\nto the right (of)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
a la izquierda (de)<\/td>\nto the left (of)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
al lado (de)<\/td>\nbeside, next (to)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
arriba (de)<\/td>\nabove<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cerca (de)<\/td>\nnear<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
debajo (de)<\/td>\nbelow<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
delante (de)<\/td>\nin front (of), ahead of<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
detrás (de)<\/td>\nbehind<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
en<\/td>\non, in, at<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
encima (de)<\/td>\non, on top (of)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
enfrente (de)<\/td>\nin front of, facing<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
entre…y…<\/td>\nbetween…and…<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lejos (de)<\/td>\nfar (from)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Notice that most of the prepositions include the word de<\/strong>. You will remember from Módulo 4<\/strong> that when using de<\/strong> in front of the masculine article el<\/strong>, it forms the contraction del<\/strong> (de + el = del<\/strong>). It does not contract with any other article (la, los, las<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n <\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
El teatro está enfrente del<\/strong> gimnasio.<\/td>\nThe theater is opposite the gym.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
El banco está al lado del <\/strong>hotel.<\/td>\nThe bank is beside the hotel.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La oficina está arriba de<\/strong> la tienda.<\/td>\nThe office is above the store.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[48],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-592","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":588,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":923,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/592\/revisions\/923"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/588"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/592\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=592"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=592"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}