¡Final post! En inglés, muchas palabras (verbos, adjetivos y sustantivos) tienen una preposición fija que las acompaña. Esto se conoce como collocations, y son la fuente de muchos errores.
1. 🚫 Errores Comunes de Collocation que Debes Evitar
Memorizar las siguientes combinaciones te ayudará a sonar más natural:
| Error Común (Incorrecto) | Forma Correcta (Corregido) |
| Sophia invests her money on the stock market. | Sophia invests her money in the stock market. |
| He is a student of Oxford University. | He is a student at Oxford University. |
| My birthday is on October. | My birthday is in October. |
| Sophia’s married with a doctor. | Sophia’s married to a doctor. |
| The key of happiness… | The key to happiness… |
| It depends from you. | It depends on you. |
| Lunch consisted from sandwiches. | Lunch consisted of sandwiches. |
2. 🧠 Prepositions Fijas con Adjectives
Muchos adjetivos que expresan sentimientos o estados van seguidos de una preposición específica.
| Adjective + Preposition | Meaning (Significado) | Example Spanglish |
| Interested in | Con interés en… | He is interested in molecular biology. |
| Afraid of | Tener miedo de… | Are you afraid of the dark? |
| Accustomed to | Acostumbrado a… | She had grown accustomed to his long absences. |
| Angry at/about | Enojado por/con (persona). | He’s angry at his friend for cheating. |
| Good/Bad at | Ser bueno/malo en… | She is good at solving problems. |
| Concerned about | Preocupado por… | I’m a bit concerned about your health. |
3. 💬 Prepositions Fijas con Verbs
Los verbos que se usan con preposiciones se llaman a menudo Phrasal Verbs (si la preposición cambia totalmente el significado del verbo) o simplemente Verbs + Preposition.9
| Verb + Preposition | Meaning (Significado) | Example Spanglish |
| Ask about | Preguntar sobre un tema. | He asked about her family. |
| Agree on | Ponerse de acuerdo sobre algo. | We always agree on the best course. |
| Apologize to | Disculparse con una persona. | She had to apologize to the whole family. |
| Account for | Explicar algo. | That accounts for his success. |
| Rely on / Depend on | Confiar en / Depender de. | You can count on me anytime. |
| Believe in | Creer en la existencia o valor de. | John believes in oat bran. |