Location Prepositions Flashcards

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1
Q

tout

A

very, really

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2
Q

à

A

place before a city to indicate in/to

Il étudie à Paris.

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3
Q

en

A

place before most countries to indicate in/to
it varies

ex. en France
aux Etats-Unis

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4
Q

at someone’s house or place

A

chez

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5
Q

next to

A

à côté de

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6
Q

to the right of

A

à droite de

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7
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to the left of

A

à gauche de

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8
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inside

A

dans

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9
Q

behind

A

derrière

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10
Q

in front of

A

devant

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Q

facing, across from

A

en face de

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12
Q

between

A

entre

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13
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far from

A

loin de

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14
Q

by

A

par

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15
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close to, near

A

près de

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16
Q

under

A

sous

17
Q

on

A

sur

18
Q

The cafeteria is next to the gym.

A

Le resto U est à côté du (de le) gymnase

19
Q

My grandparents live near the alps

A

Mes grand-parents habitent prés des (de les) Alpes

20
Q

what intensifiers can you use to modify location prepositions?

A

tous - very, really
ex. tous près de (very close to)

juste - just, right
ex. juste derrière

21
Q

When location prepositions are followed by a noun what do you use?

A
the definite articles
de
de la
de l'
du
des
22
Q

When you want to use a pronoun that refers to a person after any type of preposition, you must use

A

disjunctive pronouns, NOT subject pronouns

23
Q

What is the rule that indicates whether you use “en” or “au(x)” before a country?

A

If the country name ends in “e”, you use “en.”

Exception: Mexique.

24
Q

at home

A

à la maison

25
Q

in town

A

en ville

26
Q

in the square

A

sur la place

27
Q

inside the house

A

dans la maison

28
Q

within Paris

A

dans Paris

29
Q

within the town

A

dans la ville

30
Q

on the terrace

A

à/sur la terrasse