capaz de / contento con
Adjectives with Fixed Prepositions
Some adjectives always take the same preposition: capaz de, contento con, afeccionado a, orgulloso de. Está orgullosa do seu traballo (she is proud of her work).
How It Works
Common adjectives and their prepositions
- capaz de (capable of): Non son capaz de abrir esta porta.
- contento con (happy with): Estamos contentos co piso novo.
- afeccionado a (fond of): É moi afeccionado á pesca. Afeccionado is the recommended form; aficionado is less recommended.
- orgulloso de (proud of): Está orgullosa do seu traballo.
- farto de (fed up with): Estou farto de agardar.
- parecido a (similar to): Es moi parecida á túa nai.
- disposto a (willing to): Está disposta a axudar.
Contractions. The preposition joins the article in the usual way: a + a = á, de + o = do, con + o = co. See a + o = ao, de + o = do and con + o = co.
Before an infinitive or a clause. A preposition is still needed: capaz de facelo. Contento takes con before a noun but de before a verb or a clause: contento de verte (happy to see you), contento de que veñas (happy that you are coming). Dropping the preposition is a common mistake. See keeping de before que.
Verbs have fixed prepositions too: see verbs with fixed prepositions.
Examples (6)
- Está orgullosa do seu traballo.
She is proud of her work.
De + o becomes do.
- Non son capaz de abrir esta porta.
I can't manage to open this door.
Capaz de + infinitive.
- Estamos moi contentos co piso novo.
We are very happy with the new flat.
Con + o becomes co.
- O meu avó é moi afeccionado á pesca.
My grandfather is very fond of fishing.
A + a becomes á.
- Estou farto de agardar.
I am fed up with waiting.
- Es moi parecida á túa nai.
You look a lot like your mother.
Common Mistakes
Dropping de before a que-clause.
Estou contento que veñas.Estou contento de que veñas.Before a clause, contento takes de, and the de must stay.
Using the wrong preposition with capaz.
Non son capaz a facelo.Non son capaz de facelo.Capaz always takes de.
Not joining the preposition and the article.
É afeccionado a a música.É afeccionado á música.A + a is written as one word: á.
How It Connects
Learn This First
An adjective can select a fixed preposition for its complement.
Related Patterns
- decatarse de queKeeping De Before Que
Why de stays before que.
Level 5 - a + o = aoContractions of a with the Article
Contractions such as afeccionado á música.
Level 1 - de + o = doContractions of De with the Article
Contractions such as orgullosa do seu traballo.
Level 1 - con + o = coContractions of Con with the Article
Contractions such as contentos co piso.
Level 1
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