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jeudi 9 janvier 2014

PREPOSITIONS WITH GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS

Publié par Unknown à 09:26



PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

loid de
(far from)
au bout de
(at the end of)
entre
(in between)
prés de
(near)
au coin de
(at the cornerof)
dans
(in)
en face de
(across from)
devant
(in front of)
sous
(under)
à côté de
(next to)
derrière
(behind)
sur
(on)
de
(from)
à
(in)

The above prepositions always precede:

1.                  indefinite/definite articles
2.                  possessive pronouns
3.                  the noun when there is no article

Le maison se trouve au coin de la rue.  
 The house is located at the corner of the street.                         
 Le vélo est en face du magasin.
The bike is in front of the store.

La voiture se trouve près de votre maison.                        Il est loin de l’hôtel.
The car is located near your house.                                  He is far from the hotel

La poste est devant la gare
The post office is in front of the train station.                 
 Il est entre ma maison et la banque.
It is between my house & the bank.

NOTE:      For those prepositions that are followed by de, remember that de + le contracts to du & de + les contracts to des.



 
Most locations whose names end in –e are feminine. Normally, names ending in any other letter are masculine (exception: le Mexique)

  1. Countries, continents & states
1.      En is used to express the ideas of to, at, or in with the names of feminine countries, continents, and states.

Je vais en France.                  I’m going to France.
Sont-ils en Asie.                    Are they in Asia?
1’habite en Virginie.              I live in Virginia.

2.     

à + definite article (to, at, or in) is used for masculine geographical locations.

Il va au Portugal.                   He’s going to Portugal.
Vont-ils aux Etats-Unis?       Are they going to the USA?
Vous allez au Texas?             You’re going to Texas.

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