Que, de, etc, etc...

Question

Words like these always throw me off when I'm reading.

What are the possible and what are the main translations of each?

Is there any way to know which it is or do you just know by what fits into the sentence?

Por favor y gracias!

Answer 1

It's not quite as simple as Lazarus paints it. For example, "La casa de Raul" is "Raul's house." And "Estoy de acuerdo" is "I agree." That is, there are lots of ways that "de" is used in Spanish that don't correspond to "of" in English. The same goes for "que." But it would take too long to explain everything. Just look them up in a good dictionary and read all the examples.

Answer 2

Sara Beth said:

Ok, thank you! And "que" with an accent on the -e means "what" right?

Qué = What, which or how depending on the contexts.

Marco

Answer 3

Ok, thank you! And "que" with an accent on the -e means "what" right'

Answer 4

que = that
de = of

That's it!