Prepositions of location Flashcards

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next to

A

à côté de

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to the right of

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à droite de

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to the left of

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à gauche de

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in

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dans

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behind

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derrière

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in front of

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devant

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in

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en

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facing; across from

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en face de

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between

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entre

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far from

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loin de

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by

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par

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close to, near

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près de

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under

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sous

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on

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sur

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15
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à vs. en

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  • à before the name of a city to express in, to.
  • en when referring to a country (often).

Il étudie à Nice.
Je voyage en France et en Belgique.

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16
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du and des?

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Use du and des in prepositional expressions where appropriate.

Le resto U est à côté du gymnase. [de+le]
(The cafeteria is next to the gym.)
*Notre chien aime manger près des enfants. * [de+les]
(Our dog likes to eat close to the children.)

17
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Intensifiers (before the prepositional phrase) …

very, really

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tout

Jules et Alain travaillent tout pres de la fac.
(Jules and Alain work really close to campus.)

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Intensifiers (before the prepositional phrase) …

just, right

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juste

Ma sœur habite juste à côté de l’université.
(My sister lives right next to the university.)

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When you don’t have to use de

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… when not followed by a noun.

Ma sœur habite juste à côté.
(My sister lives right next door.)

Elle travaille tout près.
(She works really close by.)

20
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at or to someone’s house or place

A

chez

21
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Disjunctive pronouns with prepositions …

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je → moi (me)
tu → toi (you)
il → lui (him)
elle → elle (her)

nous → nous (us)
vous → vous (yourself/ves)
ils → eux (them; their)
elles → elles (them; their)

Maryse travaille à côté de moi.
(Maryse is working next to me.)

J’aime mieux dîner chez eux.
(I prefer to dine at their house.)

Nous pensons à lui.
(We’re thinking about him.)