verbs take the preposition a with persons to translate ‘from’ or ‘of’:-

The following verbs take the preposition a with persons to translate ‘from’ or ‘of’:-

Arrancar	To snatch	Pedir	To ask for
Comprar	To buy	Quitar	To take away from
Esconder	To hide	Robar	To steal
Ocultar	To conceal	Tomar	To take

Examples:                    Me robó el dinero a mí, he stole the money from me.
                                   Compró el coche al profesor, he bought the car from the teacher.