Spatial links: des de… fins a, cap a
The pair des de… fins a sets a stretch of path — "from… to". Des de la finestra fins al balcó hi ha dos passos. For example: “Des de la finestra fins al balcó hi ha dos passos” — From the window to the balcony — two steps. A rule from the Valencian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
The pair des de… fins a sets a stretch of path — "from… to". Des de la finestra fins al balcó hi ha dos passos.
Before the masculine article everything contracts: fins a + el → fins al, des de + el → des del.
A direction with no end of the road — cap a, "toward": El tren va cap a la costa.
And simply a place — the short a: Som a la cuina. Four links divide space honestly.
Table
| link | meaning | example |
|---|---|---|
| a | where: in, at | a la cuina |
| cap a | where to: toward | cap a la costa |
| des de | where from: from | des del sotan |
| des de… fins a | from… to | de la finestra fins al balcó |
By example
- Des de la finestra fins al balcó hi ha dos passosFrom the window to the balcony — two steps
- El tren va cap a la costaThe train goes toward the coast
- Puges des del sotan fins al terrat sense ascensorYou climb from the basement to the roof without a lift
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Spatial links: how does it work in Valencian?
The pair des de… fins a sets a stretch of path — "from… to". Des de la finestra fins al balcó hi ha dos passos.
What does it look like in an example sentence Valencian?
“Des de la finestra fins al balcó hi ha dos passos” — From the window to the balcony — two steps. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.