"De" vs "Con" which is better, do they mean the same thing?
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So I was reading some spanish news from two different sources:
1st said: Mujeres con caderas anchas 2nd said Mujeres de caderas anchas
con = with
de = with?
So my question is why is de used like this? And when would I use one over the other?
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updated Sep 24, 2014
edited by bluebit25
posted by bluebit25
1 Answer
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As I see it:
Mujeres con caderas anchas= Women with wide hips
Mujeres de caderas anchas= Wide-hipped women
"De" is typically used without a article with a noun in the way we would just stick something in front of the noun and use it as an adjective. Una pelota de color mostaza= a mustard colored ball, for instance.
Why pick one over the other- often there is more than one way to say anything, and I could no more tell you why I would pick one of the choices I just provided in English
updated Sep 24, 2014
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
O, :mujeres caderudas" :) - chileno, Sep 23, 2014
Thanks for the new word, I hadn't heard that one before. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 23, 2014
:) - chileno, Sep 24, 2014
:) - ian-hill, Sep 24, 2014
"I could no more tell you why I would pick one of the choices I just provided in English" - You don't like wide hips? xD - Helado_eclectico, Sep 24, 2014
