What is the difference between the preposition 'a' and 'de'?
I am not sure if they both mean 'to/from'.
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Both prepositions can have a lot of different uses, but basically a would be "to" and de would be "from".
Denota de dónde es, viene o sale alguien o algo. La piedra es de Colmenar The stone is from Colmenar . Vengo de Aranjuez I come from Aranjuez .
Indica la dirección que lleva o el término a que se encamina alguien o algo. Voy a Roma, a palacio I'm going to Rome, to the palace . Estos libros van dirigidos a tu padre These books are addressed to your father .
Of course this is a huge oversimplification of the many uses of both prepositions.
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Recuerdo que en el colegio siempre me decían (mas o menos) "si usas la palabra definida en la definición, es una mala definición". Aunque definir una preposición debe ser prácticamente imposible siguiendo esa norma.– Brian H.Dec 11, 2017 at 15:46
They mean "to/from", but the correct way to write "to/from" in English is "para" and "de", but in reverse order.
First you will say who is the sender "de" and then you will say who is the receiver "para".
De/Para
