de
Meanings
Preposition
1. of; 's; used after the thing owned and before the owner
2. from (with the source or provenance of or at)
3. of (expressing composition, substance)
4. about (concerning; with regard to)
5. of; from (indicating cause)
6. of (indicates a quality or characteristic)
7. from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
8. of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)
9. from (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of)
10. than (in certain phrases)
11. used to construct compound nouns (with attributive nouns)
12. indicates a conditional desire (followed by the infinitive)
13. forms adverbs; indicates a time of day or period of someone's life
14. indicates the purpose of an object (after a noun and before a verb)
Examples38401
De haberlo sabido, no lo habría dicho.
If I had known, I wouldn't have said it.
el vuelo de Miami a Chicago
the flight from Miami to Chicago
Soy de España.
I’m from Spain.
una mesa de madera
a wooden table
Murió de hambre.
He died of hunger.
un hombre de fe
a man of faith