What does «debajo de» mean in Spanish?
- Prepositional phrase used to refer to a place located just vertically to the speech or object being referred to.
Examples of use in Spanish: "la cocina está justo debajo de esta sala".
"mi gato está debajo del sillón".
- Prepositional phrase equivalent to "in an inferior place".
Examples of use in Spanish: "debajo de él en el mando sigo yo".
- Low (denotes dependence, subordination or subjection).
Examples of use in Spanish: "debajo de tutela".
- (por debajo de) Used to indicate quantitative or qualitative inferiority.
Examples of use in Spanish: "las ganancias de la empresa han quedado este año por debajo de lo esperado".