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del

prepositionBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “del” mean in English?

  1. of the or from the

    of the or from the (de + el contraction)

Example sentences

  • Vengo del colegio.

    I am coming from the school.

  • La puerta del hotel está abierta.

    The hotel door is open.

How to use it

Del is the required contraction of de + el. It can mean 'of the' or 'from the' before a masculine singular noun.

Common mistake

Do not write de el before a masculine singular noun. Spanish contracts it to del.

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 3.