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Prépositions de lieu
Prepositions of place indicate the location of someone or something in relation to another someone or something.
Par exemple…
J’habite à Paris. | I live in Paris. | |
Ton sac est derrière la chaise. | Your bag is behind the chair. | |
Qu’est-ce qui est sous la table ? | What’s under the table? |
French prepositions of place
Note that some of these have other meanings/uses besides indicating a location – click the links for detailed lessons.
Notes | ||
à | at, in | contraction with le and les may be required |
chez | at the home/office of | |
dans | in | |
derrière | in back of, behind | |
devant | in front of | |
en | in | |
entre | between | |
sous | under | |
sur | on | |
vers | toward, near |
Also see prepositions with geographical names
Prepositional phrases of place
à côté de | next to, beside | |
à droite de | to the right of | |
à gauche de | to the left of | |
à l’extérieur de | outside (of) | |
à l’intérieur de | inside (of) | |
au coin de | in the corner of | |
au-dessous de | below, underneath | |
au-dessus de | higher than, above | |
autour de | around | |
en arrière de | behind | |
en bas de | below, at the bottom of | |
en dehors de | outside of | |
en dessous de | lower than, below | |
en face de | facing, across from | |
en haut de | above, at the top of | |
hors de | outside of | |
loin de | far from | |
près de | near (to) |
Prepositions of Place Quizzes
Think you’ve got it? Test yourself on French prepositions of place with these fill-in-the-blanks exercises:
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Related lessons
- Introduction to prepositions
- Geographical prepositions
- PwLF super list of preposition lessons
- Parts of speech
French preposition lesson plans
- The House (Lesson, 6th-9th grade)
- Où suis-je ? (Worksheet, 6th-9th grade)
- Prepositions (Lesson, 7th-9th grade)
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