A doorway can mark movement in either direction.

The idea

Entrar en points into a place; salir de points out of it.

Patterns to compare
VerboDirección
entrarhacia el interior
salirhacia el exterior

Examples

  • La gata entra en la cocina.The cat enters the kitchen.
  • Salimos del museo a las seis.We leave the museum at six.
  • El médico entra en la sala.The doctor enters the room.
  • Los niños salen de la escuela.The children leave school.
  • Entro en el autobús por delante.I enter the bus at the front.
  • Mi vecina sale del edificio temprano.My neighbour leaves the building early.

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Watch out

Do not use en after salir to name the place left: use de.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the verb for moving inside. Estamos fuera; ahora pasamos al interior. Vamos a ___ en la biblioteca. (entrar / salir)

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    entrar

    entrar: the library is the destination inside.

  2. Choose the verb for moving outside. Estamos dentro y vamos al exterior. Vamos a ___ del cine. (entrar / salir)

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    salir

    salir: the cinema is the place being left.

  3. Choose the verb for leaving the tunnel. El tren está en el túnel; ahora va al exterior. Va a ___ del túnel. (entrar / salir)

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    salir

    salir: the train moves out of the tunnel.

Use it today

Describe entering and leaving a building.