Location Prepositions Flashcards
(30 cards)
tout
very, really
à
place before a city to indicate in/to
Il étudie à Paris.
en
place before most countries to indicate in/to
it varies
ex. en France
aux Etats-Unis
at someone’s house or place
chez
next to
à côté de
to the right of
à droite de
to the left of
à gauche de
inside
dans
behind
derrière
in front of
devant
facing, across from
en face de
between
entre
far from
loin de
by
par
close to, near
près de
under
sous
on
sur
The cafeteria is next to the gym.
Le resto U est à côté du (de le) gymnase
My grandparents live near the alps
Mes grand-parents habitent prés des (de les) Alpes
what intensifiers can you use to modify location prepositions?
tous - very, really
ex. tous près de (very close to)
juste - just, right
ex. juste derrière
When location prepositions are followed by a noun what do you use?
the definite articles de de la de l' du des
When you want to use a pronoun that refers to a person after any type of preposition, you must use
disjunctive pronouns, NOT subject pronouns
What is the rule that indicates whether you use “en” or “au(x)” before a country?
If the country name ends in “e”, you use “en.”
Exception: Mexique.
at home
à la maison
