prepositions Flashcards

1
Q

to convey intent or destination

A

pour

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2
Q

what verbs do we not use pour with? (few examples)

A

attendre, chercher, demander, payer
preposition already built into verb

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3
Q

indicate an imprecise period of time or a period of time that has not been completed

A

pour

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4
Q

verbs commonly used with pour

A

aller, venir, partir, sortir

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5
Q

to express a completed period of time

A

pendant

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6
Q

during or all through

A

pendant

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7
Q

to express “for” if the period of time began in the past and continues into the present

A

depuis

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8
Q

using since to refer to a point in time

A

depuis

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9
Q

to express “since” meaning “because”

A

puisque

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10
Q

using “in” to mean “inside”

A

dans

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11
Q

on the plane

A

dans l’avion

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12
Q

on the train

A

dans le train

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13
Q

to express getting inside a vehicle

A

dans with the verb monter

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14
Q

to express being on a road/street

A

sur

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15
Q

used when “in” refers to a period of time that has not yet taken place

A

dans

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16
Q

what is dans always followed by?

A

an article or possessive noun

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17
Q

used to mean “in” or “by” when there is no article or possessive noun in cases dans would be normally used

A

en

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18
Q

to convey how much time is or was spent doing something

A

en

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19
Q

used to express “in” or “to” in front of all feminine countries and provinces

A

en

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20
Q

mean “in” as in “made of”

A

en

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21
Q

by or while + present participle

A

en

22
Q

to mean “on” (physically)

A

sur

23
Q

“out of” referring to numbers

A

sur

24
Q

under (physically and historically)

A

sous

25
Q

to express the idea of “in the rain”

A

sous la pluie

26
Q

before exclusively for time

A

avant
de + infinitive
que + subjunctive

27
Q

in front of

A

devant

28
Q

behind

A

derrière

29
Q

behind in terms of time

A

en retard

30
Q

after

A

après

31
Q

because of (noun/pronoun)

A

à cause de

32
Q

because (whole clause with subject and verb)

A

parce que

33
Q

in spite of/despite (2)

A

malgré, en dépit de

34
Q

except, but (3)

A

sauf (more commonly used), excepté, hormis

35
Q

between

A

entre

36
Q

among

A

parmi

37
Q

meanwhile/meantime

A

entre-temps

38
Q

toward (feeling toward people)

A

envers

39
Q

toward (direction in movement/time)

A

vers

40
Q

according to (2)

A

selon, d’après

41
Q

as for

A

quant à

42
Q

prepositions followed by infinitive (6)

A

pour
afin de
avant de
sans
au lieu de
par

43
Q

prepositions followed by past infinitive

A

après
de
(have to have avoir/être + past participle)

44
Q

prepositions followed by present participle

A

en

45
Q

by

A

en

46
Q

while

A

en

47
Q

upon

A

en

48
Q

after

A

après

49
Q

before

A

avant de

50
Q

in order

A

afin de

51
Q

without

A

sans

52
Q

having

A

ayant