SPANISH PREPOSITION "A"

 

This is to remind non-Spanish speakers that, regardless of what they may hear natives say, the preposition “a” is used when the direct object is a person (and very often when it is a pet).

V. gr.:
Vi a Pedro cruzar la calle.
Di pan a mi perrita.
No he dado dinero a nadie.

Otherwise, the preposition is omitted:
Vi el árbol que ha plantado Jacinto.
Visitamos la ciudad en un par de horas.

Prepositions are often complicated in any language, and even native speakers may falter in their usage.