This page contains a table including the following: French Prepositions and linking expressions. Try to memorize the way they're used because they're very important in communication, and might be very helpful to convey your most important expressions. Make sure to check our Learn French page, which contains several lessons that might help you in your learning process. |
A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. A preposition usually indicates the temporal, spatial or logical relationship of its object to the rest of the sentence as in the example in the table below. Prepositions usually come before the noun and its article (like in English).
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| English Prepositions | French Prepositions |
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The keyboard is on the desk |
Le clavier est sur le bureau |
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The carpet is under the table |
Le tapis est sous la table |
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The tree is in front of the building |
L’arbre est devant de l’immeuble |
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The child is hiding behind his mother |
L’enfant se cache derrière sa mère |
The prepositions are used to locate/to place like in the following cases:
Locate in space : Sur (on), Sous (under), Entre (between), Devant (in front), Derrière (behind), Dans (in), Dessus (above), Dessous (below), Au tour de (around), A côté de (beside), Dedans (inside) Proche (near) Hors de (out)
Place in time: Avant (before), Après (after/next to), Vers (to), Depuis (from), Pendant (during), Pour (for), Jusque (till)
The movement :Vers (to), à (to), jusqu’à (till), de (from), par (by), au travers (through)
Other cases : Mais (but), Ou (or), Où (where), Et (and), Donc (so), Or (and yet), Ni (neither), Car (because), Sans (without), Avec (with), Contre (against), Malgré (despite), Comme (as/like), Plus (more), Moins (less), à cause (because), n’importe quand (whenever), alors que (whereas), bien que (Although)
The more used preposition in French serves alot for purpose. Here are some case of application :
à
Space : Je vais à Paris
Time : Mon avion pour Paris part à dix heure du matin
Price : Mon billet était à $700
Content (purpose) : Une verre à vin
Possession : C’est à moi !
De, d’, des
Possession : Le chat de Jack
Origin : Il vient d’Amérique
Matter : Un drap de soie
Price : Une remise de $100
Content (actual content): Un verre de vin
Agent of link : Il s’est fait de nombreux amis
En
Space (not specific) : Je vais en France (but Je vais à Paris)
Matter : Un verre en crystal
Manner : Il a peur en avion / Il en veut trop / Il dort en tshirt
Mean : Il est venu en avion
Simultaneity :Il parle en dormant
Lenght : Il boit en 2 secondes
Sur
Surface : Le verre est sur la table
Space : Il a attéri sur la Lune
Par
Agent : On l’a appris par les journaux
Going through : To go to France,Il est passé par la Suisse
Mean : To make his booking for the hotel,Il est passé par une agence de voyage
Distribution : Il n’y aura qu’un seul billet par personne
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