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<p>
	You have already learned how to use the following five prepositions.
</p>

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			<td>in, on, at</td>
			<td>en</td>
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			<td>with</td>
			<td>con</td>
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			<td>without</td>
			<td>sin</td>
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			<td>from; of</td>
			<td>de</td>
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			<td>to; at</td>
			<td>a</td>
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<p>
	In this and in the following lesson you will learn twelve more prepositions.
</p>

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			<td>before; in the face of</td>
			<td>ante</td>
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			<td>under, beneath</td>
			<td>bajo</td>
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			<td>against</td>
			<td>contra</td>
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			<td>from; since</td>
			<td>desde</td>
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			<td>between; among, amongst</td>
			<td>entre</td>
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			<td>except, except for</td>
			<td>excepto</td>
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			<td>to; toward, towards</td>
			<td>hacia</td>
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			<td>until, till</td>
			<td>hasta</td>
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			<td>by means of</td>
			<td>mediante</td>
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			<td>according to; depending on</td>
			<td>según</td>
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			<td>on top of; over; about</td>
			<td>sobre</td>
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			<td>after, behind</td>
			<td>tras</td>
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<p>
	A later lesson will be dedicated to the prepositions <strong>por</strong> and <strong>para</strong>, since their usage is more complicated.
</p>

Prepositions

noun

adjective

determiner

verb

adverb

preposition

interjection

conjunction

pronoun

sentence

phrase

unknown

exclamatory

Word	Mi espalda está contra la pared.
Meaning	My back is against the wall.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation
Course	Spanish
Lesson	Prepositions

to be	estar
my	mi
against	contra
the wall	la paredla pared
the (human) back	la espalda

Spanish - Mi espalda está contra la pared.

Breakdown of Mi espalda está contra la pared.

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