grammar.prepositions.de-uses
The preposition de: possession, origin, material
Possession (el auto de Ana), origin (soy de Quebec), material (de madera), content (un vaso de agua), topic (hablar de), partitive after superlatives and numbers.
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Erklärung
De is the workhorse: possession replaces the English apostrophe (la oficina del jefe), origin (vengo del banco), material/type (una mesa de vidrio, clase de español), content (una taza de café), cause in set phrases (morirse de risa).
It also builds compound nouns where English stacks (agencia de viajes = travel agency), and marks 'in' after superlatives: el mejor del mundo.
Beispiele
Es la hermana de mi socio.
She's my partner's sister.
She's my partner's sister.
Region: global
Quiero un jugo de naranja.
I want an orange juice.
I want an orange juice.
Region: global