Grammar
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Common Prepositions
Prepostion
à
Translation
1. to 2. at 3. of 4. in
à côté de à l'intérieur de
next to, besides
après
after
au-dela avec chez
beyond with at the home of
contre
against
dans
in
de
1. of, from 2. about
dehors derrière devant
outside behind in front of
en
in
entre ici loin de
between here far
Example Je vais à Paris. -- I am going to Paris. Je pars à cinq heures. -- I am leaving at five C'est un ami à moi. -- This is a friend of mine. C'est la voiture à John. -This is John's car.
Notes -Expresses a report/ratio of place (to), time (at), possession (of or 's), means, manner, price. - Introduced a complement of indirect object or a complement of attribution, a complement of the name or adjective. Alternative: dedans (rarely used as a preposition)
inside On mange après avoir bu We eat after we drink
Also an adverb.
La paille est contre la maison the straw is against the house Synonym: en Also an indefinite artcle. Contractions: du, des IPA: /də/
Used mostly to indicate distance in time or space. Also a pronoun. Also a conjugation of the verb entrer.