Breakdown of El carro está delante de la casa.
la casa
the house
el carro
the car
estar
to be (location/state)
delante de
in front of
Questions & Answers about El carro está delante de la casa.
Why do we use está and not es here?
What is the difference between delante de and enfrente de?
Delante de means "in front of" or "ahead of" in terms of position. Enfrente de means "opposite" or "facing" something (like a car parked across the street facing the house). In everyday conversation, people often use both to mean the car is parked at the front of the house.
Why do we need the word de here? Can I just say delante la casa?
You always need de! Words like delante, detrás, and encima need the preposition de to connect them to a noun like la casa. Think of delante de as a single combined phrase that means "in front of".
I've seen coche used for "car" before. Is carro different?
Carro is the most common word for "car" in many parts of Latin America (like Colombia, Venezuela, and parts of Mexico). Coche is primarily used in Spain and Mexico, while auto is common in places like Argentina and Chile. They are all perfectly understood!
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