grammar.prepositions.location
Locating things: encima de, debajo de, entre, frente a
Compound locatives: encima de / sobre (on), debajo de (under), delante de / frente a (in front of), detrás de (behind), al lado de (next to), entre (between), cerca de / lejos de.
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Explanation
Most are adverb + de: encima de la mesa, cerca del centro, dentro del cajón. Without a complement, drop the de: está cerca, quedó dentro.
Entre takes subject pronouns (entre tú y yo), sobre doubles as 'about' (un libro sobre historia), and frente a / enfrente de are interchangeable for 'facing'.
Examples
El banco está al lado de la farmacia.
The bank is next to the pharmacy.
The bank is next to the pharmacy.
Region: global
Deja las llaves encima de la mesa.
Leave the keys on the table.
Leave the keys on the table.
Region: global