Prepositions Flashcards
Under
sous
On/ on top of
sur
next to
à côté de
in
dans
in front of
devant (always used without ‘de’)
behind
derrière (used without ‘de’)
What are the five ways of saying ‘to the’ in french?
à la à l' au aux chez
When do you use ‘à la’ as a proposition?
When the word that follows is FEMININE
When do you use ‘à l’ ‘ as a preposition?
When the word that follows begins with an ‘h’ or with a vowel
When do you use ‘au’ as a preposition?
When the word that follows is MASCULIN
When do you use ‘chez’ as a preposition?
When you are referring to the home/place of a person. You describe the place you are going as the person’s place. For example, the doctor’s or your friend’s house.
When do you use ‘aux’ as a preposition?
When the word that follows is a PLURAL
Give some examples of using ‘chez’ as a preposition
They are going to my aunt’s house -
Ils vont chez ma tante
They are going to my house -
Ils vont chez moi
- You do not need to use à la or à l’ when you are referring to a person’s house or place-
I am going to the dentist -
je vais chez le dentiste
These require ‘le’ or ‘la’ because they are referring to the physical person (the doctor or dentist) as well as the place.
Show how the preposition ‘De’ is contracted.
de + le —> du
de + les —> des
de + la —> de l’ (if followed by ‘h’ or vowel)
Give the ways in which ‘de’ is used in conjunction with prepositions of place.
Près de - near to à côté de - next to en face de - facing à droite de - to the right of à gauche de - to the left of loin de - far from en bas de - at the bottom of
Show how ‘de’ is used in terms of distance and place.
Provenance (from):
il revient de france -
he comes back from france
Point de départ (starting point):
De bordeaux à toulouse, il y a environ 250km -
From bordeaux to toulouse, there is about 250km
Give some examples of how ‘de’ is used in terms of quantity.
beaucoup de - a lot of un peu de - a bit of 1kg de - 1kg of un tasse de - a cup of un verre de - a glass of
Show how ‘de’ is used with some verbs.
parler de - to talk of/about something
se soucier de - to worry about something
se moquer de - to mock something
déprendre de - to get rid of
NOTE:
parler can be used with ‘à’ as well.
Parler à quelqu’un -
talking to someone
parler de quelqu’un -
talking of someone
Show how ‘de’ can be used for possession.
le frère de paul -
the brother of paul
Show how ‘de’ can be used after adjectives.
Elle est fière de ses enfants -
she is proud of her children
il est content de son école -
he is happy with his school (literally: he is happy of his school)
Underneath
dessous
On top of
dessus
