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# 15. "al" & "del"
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> Source: [video link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YHDZSHCt1DE&t=3543s)
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Spanish contracts the prepositions **a** and **de** with the masculine singular article **el** to avoid the redundant vowel sounds "a el" and "de el". These are the only two mandatory contractions in Spanish.
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## Key Rules
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- **a + el → al** ("to the" masculine).
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- **de + el → del** ("of the" / "from the" masculine).
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- The contraction is **mandatory** when the article **el** follows directly.
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- Do **not** contract with **la, los, las**, or with the pronoun **él** (he/him).
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- Capitalized **El** in proper names (e.g., *El Salvador*) is **not** contracted: "Voy a El Salvador."
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## Conjugation / Pattern Tables
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| Combination | Contracted | Meaning |
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| a + el | al | to the (m. sing.) |
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| a + la | a la | to the (f. sing.) |
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| a + los | a los | to the (m. pl.) |
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| a + las | a las | to the (f. pl.) |
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| de + el | del | of/from the (m. sing.) |
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| de + la | de la | of/from the (f. sing.) |
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| de + los | de los | of/from the (m. pl.) |
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| de + las | de las | of/from the (f. pl.) |
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## Examples
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| Spanish | English |
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| Yo quiero ir al baño. | I want to go to the bathroom. |
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| Yo quiero ir a la clase. | I want to go to the class. |
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| Él es del mercado. | He is from the market. |
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| Él es de la clase. | He is from the class. |
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| ¿Qué supones del mercado? | What do you suppose of the market? |
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| Vamos al parque. | Let's go to the park. |
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| Vengo del trabajo. | I come from work. |
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| Es el libro del profesor. | It's the teacher's book. |
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## Notes & Gotchas
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- Only **el** (the article) contracts. The pronoun **él** keeps its accent and stays separate: *Es de él* (It's his), *Voy a él* (I go toward him).
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- Proper nouns with capital "El" do not contract.
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- Feminine and plural articles never contract.
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