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)
- 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.
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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