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     Preposition de
  Key vocabulary
    de of, from, about    
salir to leave salir de to leave from
    saber to know saber de to know about
           
  Preposition de

 

bullet pin     most frequently used preposition in Spanish
  bullet pin     has several English translations
             of, from, by, about, and belonging to
bullet pin     meaning is determined by how it is used
  bullet pin      when de follows salir (to leave) it is translated from
bullet pin     when de follows saber (to know) it is translated about 
  bullet pin     other uses of de are: 
  • to show possession
  • indicate type of thing
  • to say where someone is from
  • Es la casa de Elena.
  • Me gustan las películas de amor.
  • Ellos son de Chile.
  • It is Elena's house.
  • I live romance movies.
  • They are from Chile

 

bullet pin     de + el = del  El libro del profesor es aburrido. The teacher's book is boring.  
     
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