Does "de" always mean from?

Question

For example, you say I am from the United States. In español, you say (Yó) soy de los Estados Unídos.

Answer 1

De can also be used for possession, in which case it is not translated. For example: Valerie's homework is translated la tarea de Valeria

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Check out these two links for more examples:

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edit-added links - MeEncantanCarasSonrisas, Jul 27, 2010

Oddly enough, they don't seem to mention "de nada". - samdie, Jul 27, 2010

wow... that is really wierd - MeEncantanCarasSonrisas, Jul 27, 2010

Answer 2

It often means "from". You can use SpanishDict to look it up and get a full list of examples.

Answer 3

delete- already answered.

¡Bienvenido al foro!

Welcome to the forum!

Answer 4

jugo de naranja - orange juice

Is this another example of possession?

no type of juice - goospanish, Apr 17, 2017

Answer 5

origen: Ese chico es de Sevilla.

materia: Traje de algodon

relacion: El padre de Ana

propiedad: el trabajo de Ana

referencia: Mi casa esta a la derecha de la gasolinera