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Prepositions of Place


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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

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Related lessons

French preposition lesson plans

The House (Lesson, 6th-9th grade)
Où suis-je ? (Worksheet, 6th-9th grade)
Prepositions (Lesson, 7th-9th grade)

En español

Preposiciones de lugar

In italiano

Preposizioni di luogo

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