"From...to" in Spanish
Prepositions desde/de and hasta/a are used in Spanish to express from/to or from/until. They can be used to talk about distance or time. The usual combination is:
desde... hasta...(from... to.../ from...until)
de...a... (from...to.../ from...until)
Expressing distance
For example:
Although these prepositions tend to go together, you can also use them on their own with the same meaning, from and to. For example:
Expressing time
For example:
Note: Although desde/hasta and de/a, are the usual and preferred sets of prepositions, they are sometimes combined, for example:
- de las diez hasta las doce
- desde Madrid a Barcelona
These combinations are not the preferred ones but they are also accepted.
See also a different use of "desde": Using desde (hace) with the present instead of the perfect tense to express since/for
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