{"id":144660,"date":"2023-10-16T21:52:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T01:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/spanish-verbs-with-prepositions\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T07:53:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T11:53:23","slug":"spanish-verbs-with-prepositions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/spanish\/spanish-verbs-with-prepositions\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Verbs with Prepositions"},"content":{"rendered":"

With phrasal words like “depend on<\/strong>,” “believe in<\/strong>” and “feel like<\/strong>,” prepositions are absolutely necessary to discuss a range of topics in English.<\/p>\n

They’re also super useful in Spanish.<\/p>\n

And there are many Spanish verbs that take prepositions, so we’ve compiled the most common into a handy list for you.<\/p>\n

But before we get to the verbs themselves, let’s just\u00a0make sure you’ve got the basics down.<\/p>\n

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What is a Preposition?<\/h2>\n

Prepositions<\/a> are words that provide context to sentences to relay necessary information between speakers. In short, prepositions are connectors that describe three elements:<\/p>\n

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  1. Where events take place: en<\/strong> la fiesta<\/em> \u2014 at<\/strong> the party<\/li>\n
  2. When events take place: tras\u00a0<\/strong>la fiesta<\/em> \u2014 after\u00a0<\/strong>the party<\/li>\n
  3. General descriptions: celebramos la fiesta con<\/strong> amigos<\/em> \u2014 we had the party with<\/strong> friends<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The English language contains approximately 70 common prepositions, whereas Spanish has 60. In most instances, prepositions are used exactly the same and are easily transferrable between English and Spanish, as you can see in examples 2 and 3 above.<\/p>\n

    However, there are several common Spanish verbs<\/a> that take prepositions, when their English translations do not. Sometimes the English translation still involves a preposition, but a different one from the Spanish! And other times, the English verbal phrase has a preposition, but the Spanish translation does not\u2014so be careful!<\/p>\n

    You’ll get a better feel for this the more you practice. For example, you can find examples of Spanish verbs with (and without) prepositions on the FluentU program<\/a>.

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