delante

== Old Spanish == === Alternative forms === delantre, denante === Etymology === From earlier denante, from de (“of”) +‎ enante (“in front of”). === Preposition === delante in front of ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “delante”, in Diccionario del español medieval electrónico [Electronic Dictionary of Medieval Spanish] (in Spanish, English, and German), Rostock University and Paderborn University, 2022–present == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish delante, from earlier denante, from de (“of”) +‎ enante (“in front of”); enante from Late Latin in ante. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /deˈlante/ [d̪eˈlãn̪.t̪e] Rhymes: -ante Syllabification: de‧lan‧te === Adverb === delante in front of, before (spatially) forward, forwards (with hacia preceding it) ahead (with por preceding it) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Preposition === delante in front of (used with possessive pronouns) Synonym: delante de delante mío/mía ― in front of me ==== Usage notes ==== The choice between mío/tuyo/suyo/nuestro/vuestro and mía/tuya/suya/nuestra/vuestra doesn't depend on the gender of the speaker or the thing being referred to, so either gender may be used by anyone to refer to anything. The choice can depend on the dialect. === Further reading === “delante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025