Book Description

The Colombian writer, José Rufino Cuervo, used the last few years of his life to write a monumental work, El Diccionario de Construcción y Régimen de la Lengua Española. Unfortunately he was only able to write the first three sections, A, B, and C. He had also wanted to write a dictionary that would include some Spanish verbs and their appropriate prepositions, with each one being duly authorized by quotes from classic and modern Spanish authors. What we are proposing is not as ambitious, but it does include two languages, i.e., English and Spanish, and six sections. The first section is an alphabetical list of Spanish prepositions, with explanatory examples. The second section is a glossary in Spanish of those verbs that require the use of a preposition and their consequent translation to English. The third section is another alphabetical list of English prepositions, also with explanatory examples. The fourth and last section is again a glossary, but this time in English, of the verbs that require prepositions and likewise their translation into Spanish. As a conclusion, we are adding two short appendices. One concerns the use of accents in Spanish and the other has to do with a comparison of the punctuation differences between these two languages. - Introduction.