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can someone help me with the word "de" in spanish? its a preposition but sometimes does it mean "of" or "with" when? and how?
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Yes "de" does mean of.
EXAMPLE:
dame su cepillo de dientes
TRANSLATION:
pass me your brush of tooth.
Yes it sounds wrong but remember the spanish language is completely opposite of our english language. So sometimes they say words we would say forwards, backwards.
EG Toothbrush
IN SPANISH: cepillo de dientes
TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH: brush of tooth.
"Con" means with
EXAMPLE: queso con pan
TRANSLATION: cheese with bread
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The word "de" is very interesting. Haha- I love it. Yes, it does mean "of"- but I'm not sure about "with". With is usually "con"- for example: "Salsa con queso" is "Salsa with cheese". If you were to say "Salsa de queso" it would literally mean "Salsa of cheese"- meaning in English- "Cheese salsa".
"De" is a preposition- as you said. For example- "Soy de Estados Unidos"- "I am of/from the United States".
**EDIT**
Sorry- I realized that I didn't use "de" as a preposition really in this example:
"Estoy a la derecha de su" = "I am to the right of you".
"De" can indicate the material of something also- so for example "Los bluejeans son de algodon" means "The bluejeans are [of] cotton".
"De" has, I'm sure, a few other meanings, but I'm pretty sure that it DOESN'T mean "with"- that's what the lovely "con" is for =D.
--Jack
(15/m)
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