While “desde” can be translated as “since” and “de” as “of”, both words can mean for. This can cause a bit of confusion for people learning Spanish, as the distinction between the two isn’t always clear; in fact, in many cases the two are interchangeable. So how do you know which “from” to use?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keep reading for a run down of the uses of each and provide a few examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Desde<\/strong> tends to indicate the origin of an action, even if a destination isn’t mentioned. Desde is also used with several other prepositions, creating phrases that also indicate motion. Below you can see just a few:<\/p>\n\n\n\n de: My cousin’s car \/ the car of<\/mark> my cousin<\/p>\n\n\n\n d\u00e9 (verbo dar): Let me give<\/mark> you this<\/p>\n\n\n\n De<\/strong> which generally means “of”, can also be translated as “from” when indicating the origin of something or someone. Even if it sounds a bit strange, one little trick to keep in mind is that if “from” can be switched out for “of”, then you’re likely going to be using de.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
(The plane flies from<\/strong> New York to Los Angeles.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
(From<\/strong> below)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
(From<\/strong> above)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
(From<\/strong> within)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
(He called me from<\/strong> Italy.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
(From<\/strong>\u00a0here you can see the whole city.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nde vs d\u00e8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
El coche de mi prima<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deja que te d\u00e9 \u00e9sto<\/p>\n\n\n\n“DE” – Rules, Uses & Examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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(I’m from<\/strong> France \/ I’m of<\/strong> France)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
(She took the books from<\/strong> the purse \/ She took the books of<\/strong> the purse)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
(I’m tired from<\/strong> studying \/ I’m tired of<\/strong> studying)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
(I received a letter from<\/strong> my brother. \/ I received a letter of<\/strong> my brother.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n