Debajo locates something beneath another object or reference point.
The idea
Use debajo alone when the reference is understood and debajo de before a noun.
Examples
- Los zapatos están debajo de la cama.The shoes are under the bed.
- Hay una caja debajo de la mesa.There is a box under the table.
- El perro duerme debajo del árbol.The dog sleeps under the tree.
- Ana encuentra la carta debajo del libro.Ana finds the letter under the book.
- La mochila está debajo de la silla.The backpack is under the chair.
- La mesa es grande y el gato está debajo.The table is large and the cat is underneath.
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Debajo de la cama names the reference; encima points to a higher position.
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Choose the preposition before the noun: La caja está debajo ___ la mesa. (de / con)
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de
Debajo de introduces the table as the reference.
Choose the contraction of de + el: El perro duerme debajo ___ árbol. (del / al)
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del
De + el contracts to del before árbol.
Choose the word matching the location: Los zapatos están bajo la cama, no encima: están ___ de la cama. (debajo / encima)
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debajo
Bajo la cama indicates the shoes are debajo de la cama.
Practice round
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Choose the preposition before the noun: La caja está debajo ___ la mesa. (de / con)
Choose the contraction of de + el: El perro duerme debajo ___ árbol. (del / al)
Choose the word matching the location: Los zapatos están bajo la cama, no encima: están ___ de la cama. (debajo / encima)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe what is under a bed and what is beneath a tree.

