grammar.prepositions.a-uses

The preposition a: direction, time, manner

Direction (voy a Lima), clock time (a las tres), distance (a dos cuadras), rate (a 90 km/h), manner (a mano, a pie), and the marker of indirect objects.

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Erklärung

Core map: movement toward (llegamos a Tarija), points in time (a mediodía, al final), distance/position (a la derecha, a 10 km), rate and price (a dos por uno), manner phrases (a pie, a mano, a tiempo).

It introduces indirect objects (le di el libro a Juan) and the personal a, and glues many verbs to their complement — see verbs with a. Plus al + infinitive = 'upon doing': al llegar, llámame.

Beispiele

La reunión es a las nueve.
The meeting is at nine.

Region: global

Al salir, apaga la luz.
When you leave, turn off the light.

Region: global

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