Spanish Prepositions: DESDE "since," ENTRE "between," SIN "without," and HASTA "until"
If you haven’t had enough of prepositions yet, here are some more. Prepositions are extremely important to learn, because they allow you to connect your thoughts and make your sentences more precise. Although they may seem more confusing and vague compared to nouns or verbs, don’t dismiss them. You’ll hear the following words quite frequently in conversations.
- desde "from / since"
- entre "among / between"
- hasta "until / to / up to / as far as / even / including"
- sin "without"
DESDE: "From" / "Since"
The preposition desde is used in a variety of expressions to mean “from” or “since.”
Position/Place
Desde is also used in the following phrases.
desde … hasta "from … to"
El avión viajó desde Perú hasta Chile. "The plane traveled from Peru to Chile."desde que… "since"
He vivido aquí desde que nací. "(I) have lived here since I was born."
- ¿desde cuándo? "how long?"
¿Desde cuándo lo sabes? "How long have (you) known?"
Desde que lo leí en tu diario. "Since (I) read it in your diary."
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HASTA: "Until," "Up to," "As Far As," "Even," "Including"
Hasta is another all-around useful word that can mean everything from “until” to “including.” You have already seen its use above, in the phrase desde … hasta (in which it means “to”). You’ve probably said it many times when waving goodbye to someone: ¡hasta luego! ¡hasta mañana!
Here are some examples of other ways to use hasta:
Until
ENTRE: "Among" or "Between"
You won’t have many problems with the preposition entre, which means "among" or "between". Use it just as you would use its English equivalents.
Por ejemplo:
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SIN: "Without"
The word sin is usually followed by a noun, but you can also use it with the infinitive form of a verb.
Por ejemplo:
And that's it! Now that you understand desde, entre, sin, and hasta, take a look at lessons on other Spanish Prepositions right here:
- In Spanish, the prepositional pronouns are exactly the same as the subject pronouns with the exceptions of “mí” and “ti”. Check out this lesson for more!
- In this lesson, we’ll look at the Spanish prepositions a, de, en, hacia, and con.
- The Spanish prepositions por and para are extraordinarily confusing in Spanish, learn how to use them here!
See you soon! ¡Hasta pronto!
Mauricio Evlampieff: Rocket Spanish