Prepositions Flashcards

(57 cards)

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rules for à

A

à + le = au (masc)
à + les = aux (plu)
à la (fem)

means “to” “at” “in”

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2
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rules for de

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de + le = du (masc)
de + les = des (plu)
de la (fem)

means “of” “from”

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when to use à

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  1. Current location/destination eg. il est à Lille (hes in Lille / Il va à Nantes
  2. Distance in time or space eg. le café est à 10 minutes. J’habite à 2 km
  3. Description - style eg. sac à main, cousu à la machine.
  4. Object - function “for” eg. verre à vin (wine glass) or salle à manger (dining room)
  5. Ingredient - one of several/ made with “salade au chèvre” thé au citron
  6. Possession - emphasis on owner eg. cette voiture est à moi or un ami à mon père.
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when to use de

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  1. Place: origin/starting location eg. il est de Lille (hes from Lille) Il part de Nantes (he’s leaving Nantes.
  2. Distance - point of reference eg. du magasin (from the shop) or d’ici (from here)
  3. Description - purpose/ defining feature eg. sac de couchage (sleeping bag) cousin de paillettes (sequinned)
  4. Object - contents of eg. verre de vin (glass of wine) or salle de bains
  5. Ingredient - primary ingredient “made of” eg. salade de fruits (fruit salad) jus de citron (lemon juice)
  6. Possession - general ownership. la voiture de Lise (Lise’s car) un ami de mon père (my dad’s friend)
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after

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après

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before

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avant

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in

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dans

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8
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from

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de

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9
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since

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depuis or dés

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10
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in

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en

months
all seasons (except spring) en été
years eg. en 2008

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until

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jusque

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12
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during

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pendant

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13
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next to

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à coté de

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14
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right

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à droite (de)

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left

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à gauche (de)

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16
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beyond

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au delá (de)

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17
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below

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au-dessous de

but not immediately beneath

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above

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au-dessus de

but not immediately on top of

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19
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through

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à travers

par (no de)

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20
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at someone’s house

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chez

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21
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against

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contre (no de)

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22
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in, into

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dans

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derrière

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behind (no de)

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in, to
en
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outside
en dehors (de)
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across
en face (de)
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out of, outside of
hors (de)
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far
loin (de)
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near
près (de)
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under
sous (no de)
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directly on/over
sur (no de)
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towards
in the direction of something | vers
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near
vers
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with
avec
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d'après
``` according to (a source) eg. d'après le journal ```
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made of (material
en
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by (means of transportation except bicycle)
en (voiture, train etc. )
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between
entre | eg. entre les arbres, entre toi et moi
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except for
excepté / sauf
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thanks to
grâce à
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despite
malgré
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by means of eg. means instrument / manner
par | eg. par mail
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by (referring to the cause of the action in the passive
par | la voiture est lavée par le garçon
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per (distribution)
par | eg. trois fois par semaine
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among
parmi
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for eg. purpose or intention
pour | eg. pour le travail
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for a recipient
pour | eg. un cadeau pour mon père
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for in an agreement
pour | être pour une idée
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without
sans
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depending on
selon | eg. selon les possibilités
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according to
selon | eg. selon moi our selon le journal
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about/approx
environ
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at the edge / side of
au bord de
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because of
à cause de
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at the bottom of
au fond de
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in the middle of
au milieu de