3B Prepositions of location and disjunctive pronouns Flashcards
Use the preposition __ BEFORE the name of any city to express “in”, “to”. You can also use ____ in many cases.
À
EN
example
Il étudie À Nice.
(He studies in Nice)
Je voyage EN France et EN Belgique.
(I’m traveling in France and Belgium.
à côté de
next to
à droite de
to the right of
à gauche de
to the left of
dans
in
derrière
behind
devant
in front of
en
in
en face de
facing, across from
entre
between
loin de
far from
par
by
près de
close to, near
sous
under
sur
on
Use the forms __, __, __, ___, and ___ in prepositional expressions when they are appropriate.
DU DE LA DE L' DES
example
Le resto U est À CÔTÉ DU gymnase.
(the cafeteria is next to the gym)
L’université est À DROITE DE l’hôtel.
(the university is to the right of the hotel)
Further modify prepositions of location by using intensifiers like ____ and _____.
TOUT
(very, really)
example
La librairie est TOUT À CÔTÉ DU cafe.
(The bookstore is right next to the café)
JUSTE
(just, right)
example
Ma sœur habite JUSTE EN FACE DE l’université.
(my sister lives right across from the university)
You may use a preposition without the word __ IF IT IS NOT FOLLOWED BY A NOUN.
DE
example
Ma sœur habite JUSTE À CÔTÉ.
my sister lives right next door
The preposition ____ expresses the idea of AT or TO SOMEONE’S HOUSE or PLACE.
can also be used to express TO A PROFESSIONAL’S OFFICE or BUSINESS
CHEZ le doctor
(at the doctor’s)
CHEZ
example
Louise n’aime pas étudier CHEZ ARNAUD parce qu’il parle beaucoup.
(Louise doesn’t like studying at Arnaud’s because he talks a lot)
When you want to use a pronoun that refers to a person after any type of preposition, you use ___________________.
DISJUNCTIVE PRONOUNS
Je—–>
moi
Tu—–>
toi
Il—–>
lui
elle—–>
elle
