The Spanish translation of
He appears at night.
are given below. Is it correct both to say
Él aparece en la noche.
and/or
Él aparece a la noche.
en and a, what is the difference between the use of them?
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http://spanish.stackexchange.com/a/15849/10864 may assist. – Jan 23 '16 at 05:27
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I think both forms could be understood as correct, but a Spanish speaker would actually favor the prepositions por and de
Él aparece de noche. La Luna sale de noche.
Él aparece por la noche. La Luna sale por la noche.
It is correct to say
... a la noche.
You can use the preposition a + noun to designate parts of the day.
a la mañana, a la tarde, a la noche.
You can also use
... en la noche
since the preposition en is used to indicate the time, place or way in which the action of the verb it goes with (in this case aparecer) was performed. But, again, prepositions de and por work better for this example.
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It is correct to say:
Él aparece a la noche
and
Él aparece en la noche
but could also say por and de
Él aparece de la noche.
Él aparece por la noche
because usually people say por la noche, por la manana, and por la tarde. People also say de la noche
Hope this helps!! :)
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"Él aparece a noche" is wrong. Should be "Él aparece a la noche" or "Él apareció (past) anoche" (one single word). The same way, it should be "Él aparece en la noche". You need the article. – Diego Feb 19 '15 at 15:41
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