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de

"de" means "of, from" in Spanish. It is number 1 on the frequency list, in A1 (prep).

Meaning

of, from; 's

IPA

/de/

Forms in this course

des

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• ¿Es de aquí?
  Are you from here?
  Tatoeba: lukaszpp / lukaszpp
• No es de por aquí.
  He's not from around here.
  Tatoeba: cueyayotl / Hybrid
• Estoy de más.
  I'm unnecessary here.
  Tatoeba: cueyayotl / _undertoad

Learned together

In the course, "de" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• que that, which, who
• a to, at
• la the (feminine)
• el the (masculine)
• y and
• en in, at, on
• lo it, him
• un a, an
• por by, for

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