Prepositions are little words that connect different parts of speech.
When talking about something that happened in the past, the correct verb tense isn't always enough - sometimes you need a temporal expression to state just when it happened. The most common French temporal expressions are depuis and il y a, and they are not interchangeable. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • prepositions
Sometimes the choice between de and du, de la, des is simply a question of whether you're describing a noun or indicating a possessor. 
Direct objects and indirect objects can be tricky to understand and use, but it's essential to know the difference in order to speak and write French correctly. Here are some tips to help you figure out which type of object you're dealing with. B2 - Upper-Intermediate French • prepositions • pronouns
The preposition en can be summarized as "to or in," but it's a bit more complicated than that. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • prepositions
It consists of just two letters, yet the French word en has three distinct areas of meaning/usage and four different pronunciations. Here's everything you need to know about en. B2 - Upper-Intermediate French • French Abbreviations - Acronyms - Apocopes • prepositions • pronouns
The preposition entre usually means "between" or "among." A2 - Low-Intermediate French • prepositions
The regular -ir verb finir, "to finish," is normally pretty simple, but different prepositions and auxiliary verbs can make it a little tricky. 
Talking about going to a country or coming from a city in French requires more than just translating the preposition; you also have to consider the gender, number, and even the type of place you're talking about. Here's everything you need to know. 
An indirect object is a person that someone or something does something to indirectly. In both French and English, indirect objects are often replaced with indirect object pronouns. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • prepositions • pronouns • word order
Jouer is a regular -er French verb that can be a bit confusing when it comes time to decide which preposition should follow. Here's everything you need to know. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • prepositions • verbs
The French preposition jusque is a little bit weird. The meaning is simple enough - "until" - but it is almost never used on its own. Instead, it is generally followed by another preposition or an adverb, and when that word begins with a vowel, the two words elide - e.g., jusqu'à. 
The regular -er French verb manquer means "to miss," which seems straightforward enough, and yet it causes no end of confusion due to a strange turnaround it requires in a certain construction. Don't miss this lesson! A2 - Low-Intermediate French • prepositions • verbs • word order
When naming the object of your appreciation, there's a bit of grammar involved. Depending on what you're actually saying "thank you" for, you must choose between two prepositions: de and pour. 
The French preposition par generally means "by," "through," or "per." A2 - Low-Intermediate French • prepositions
As its name so usefully suggests, the passive infinitive construction is used when the infinitive has a passive role, rather than an active one, as in livres à vendre - "books for sale." 
Unlike other French suffixes, -ci does not create new words, but rather adds additional meaning to the nouns and pronouns it's attached to.
Unlike other French suffixes, -là does not create new words, but rather adds additional meaning to the nouns and pronouns it's added to.Bonjour !
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