dentro
inside
Being inside something
Encoding Strategies:
linguistic
de
from
+
enter
to go inside
Dentro means inside and is literally something that's "from0 inside1."
dentro
inside, indoors
Indicates that something or someone is in the interior of a physical space, container, or abstract boundary
- Vamos dentro, hace frío = Let's go indoors, it's cold.
- El gato está dentro = The cat is inside
dentro de [something]
inside of, within
When identifying the actual space or container, the 'de' shows that something is coming from or is inside of something else.
- Las llaves están dentro del cajón = The keys are inside of the drawer
- Hay un regalo dentro de la caja = There is a gift within the box