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Prépositions
One of the eight French parts of speech, prepositions are short but essential words which are placed after a verb, noun, or adjective in order to indicate a relationship between that word and the noun or pronoun that follows.
Par exemple…
Je vais à Paris. | I’m going to Paris. | |
C’est un livre de français. | It’s a French book. (literally, "book of French") | |
Cette question est difficile pour moi. | This question is difficult for me. |
Here are the most common French prepositions and their typical English translations. Click the links for detailed lessons.
Notes | ||||
à | to, at, in | contraction with le and les may be required | ||
après | after | |||
avant | before | |||
avec | with | |||
chez | at the home/office of, among | |||
contre | against, versus | |||
dans | in | |||
de | from, of, about | contraction with le and les may be required | ||
depuis | since, for | |||
derrière | in back of, behind | |||
devant | in front of | |||
durant | during, while | |||
en | in, to | |||
entre | between | |||
envers | toward | |||
environ | approximately, around | |||
jusque | until, up to | |||
malgré | despite | |||
par | by, through | |||
parmi | among | |||
pendant | during | |||
pour | for | |||
sans | without | |||
sauf | except | |||
selon | according to | |||
sous | under | |||
suivant | according to | |||
sur | on | |||
vers | toward, near |
A group of words that, together, function as a preposition is called a prepositional phrase.
The noun following a French preposition can sometimes be replaced by an object pronoun.
- PwLF super list of preposition lessons
- Geographical prepositions
- Prepositions of place
- Adjectives with prepositions
- Nouns with prepositions
- Verbs with prepositions
- 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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