Delante indicates a position at the front relative to a reference point or understood context.

The idea

Use delante de before a noun or pronoun: delante del museo and delante de mí. Delante can also stand alone.

Examples

  • La parada está delante del museo.The stop is in front of the museum.
  • Camina delante de mí.Walk in front of me.
  • Hay dos personas delante de nosotros.There are two people in front of us.
  • El niño se sentó delante.The child sat in front.
  • La bicicleta está delante de la puerta.The bicycle is in front of the door.
  • No veo la pantalla porque alguien está delante de mí.I cannot see the screen because someone is in front of me.

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Watch out

After de use mí, not yo; delante de mí means in front of me rather than behind me.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the expression before a noun: La bicicleta está ___ la puerta. (delante de / delante a)

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    delante de

    Delante de introduces the noun puerta; delante a is not the standard construction.

  2. Choose the pronoun after de: Camina delante de ___. (mí / yo)

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    mí

    After de the stressed pronoun mí is used, not subject pronoun yo.

  3. Choose the location matching the description: La parada está en la parte frontal del museo: está ___ del museo. (delante / detrás)

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    delante

    Delante marks the front position; detrás means behind.

Use it today

Describe what is in front of a building and who is in front of you.