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Last post we learnt about what prepositions are and some most used prepositions. This post deals with a bigger list of them. Don't get scared seeing such a big list, because it's not necessary for you to remember all of these byheart- at least the complex ones. Since the more complex prepositions are a combination of words, it is enough to understand each word individually to estimate the meaning of the preposition.
Let's start with the types of prepositions!
Classification of prepositions-
Preposiciones simples
They are comprised of only one word. They are also known as 'preposiciones cerradas' or closed prepositions.
a- at, to
ante- before, compared to, in the face of
bajo- under, below
cabe- near, close to, by (old fashioned preposition, less used)
con- with
contra- against
de- of, about, from
desde- since, from
durante- during, for
en- in, into, by, inside, within, at
entre- between, amongst
excepto- except for
hacia- towards, about, around
hasta- until, as far as, up to, down to
mediante- by means of
para- for, in order to, to, by
por- by, because of, through, about to
según- according to, depending on
sin- without
so- under (old fashioned preposition, less used)
sobre- on top of, over, above, about, upon
tras- following after, working towards (after), behind the far side of
vía- by means of, via
Locuciones prepositivas
They are known as 'preposiciones agrupadas' or complex prepositions. They are a sequence of more than two prepositions combined together to form one preposition and generally have a complex use and function as compared to simple prepositions.
a cerca de- about, relating to
a causa de- because of, owing to, due to
a favor de- in favour of
alrededor de- approximately, around (round), along
antes de- before
cerca de- close to, near
con arreglo a- according to
conforme a- according to
de acuerdo con- in accordance with
debajo de- under, beneath
debido a- because of
de entre- between
delante de- in front of
después de- after
detrás de- behind
en contra de- against, in opposition to
encima de- on, above
en cuanto a- with regard to, as for
enfrente de- across from, in front of
en medio de- in the middle of, amid
en vez de- instead of
en virtud de- by virtue of
frente a- opposite, in opposition to, in the presence of
fuera de- outside, out of, except for
gracias a- thanks to, because of
hasta con- even with
hasta de- upto
hasta en- even in
hasta sin- even without
hasta sobre- even on
junto a- next to, beside, together with, along with
lejos de- far from
para con- to, towards
por culpa de- because of, as a result of
por entre- through, across
por vía- through, by way of
referente a- concerning, regarding
respecto de- with respect to
tras de- after, in addition to