Hey there, amigos!
Let’s talk about some Spanish verbs and their tricky prepositions. In English, we say to consist of, but in Spanish, it’s not as simple as consistir de; it’s more like consistir en. Pretty wild, huh?
So, there you have it – some unexpected twists with Spanish verb prepositions. But don’t worry; once you get the hang of it, you’ll be mastering those verb-preposition combinations like a pro. Let’s take a look at a few examples. Alejandra, from Costa Rica, will read aloud the Spanish patterns:
| # | ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | to arrive at/in a place | llegar a un lugar |
| 2 | to ask for something | pedir algo |
| 3 | to attend a place | asistir a un lugar |
| 4 | to complain about someone/something | quejarse de alguien/algo |
| 5 | to consist of something | consistir en algo |
| 6 | to depend on someone/something | depender de alguien/algo |
| 7 | to divide into something | dividir en algo |
| 8 | to dream of someone/something | soñar con algo/alguien |
| 9 | to focus on something | centrarse en algo |
| 10 | to forget about someone/something | olvidarse de alguien/algo |
| # | ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL |
| 11 | to insist on something | insistir en algo |
| 12 | to laugh at someone/something | reírse de alguien/algo |
| 13 | to listen to someone to listen to something | escuchar a alguien escuchar algo |
| 14 | to look at someone to look at something | mirar a alguien mirar algo |
| 15 | to look for someone to look for something | buscar a alguien buscar algo |
| 16 | to marry someone | casarse con alguien |
| 17 | to oppose someone/something | oponerse a alguien/algo |
| 18 | to trust someone/something | confiar en alguien/algo |
| 19 | to wait for someone to wait for something | esperar a alguien esperar algo |
| 20 | to worry about someone/something | preocuparse por alguien/algo |
A few examples:
I arrived in Bolivia at 6.
Llegué en a Bolivia a las 6.
I’m listening to music.
Yo escucho a música.
I’m waiting for Juana.
Estoy esperando por/para a Juana.
And now, let’s play!
