Prepositions
Prepositions
Prepositions
Prepositions are the little words that are placed in front of nouns in order to
indicate a relationship between that noun and a verb, an adjective, or another n
oun.
I'm talking to Jean. Je parle Jean.
He is from Paris. Il est de Paris.
The book is for you. Le livre est pour toi.
The following is a list of the most common French prepositions with links to det
ailed explanations and examples.
to, at, in
aprs after
avant before
avec with
chez at the home/office of, among
dans in
de from, of, about
depuis since, for
en in, on, to
pendant during
pour for
sans without
sur on
vers toward
Prpositions - French Prepositions
Prepositions are words which link two related parts of a sentence. They are plac
ed in front of nouns in order to indicate a relationship between that noun and t
he verb, adjective, or noun that precedes it. These pages will help you to under
stand French prepositions. Click on the underlined prepositions for specific inf
ormation about meaning, usage, and more.
(If this seems too complicated, take a look at my lesson on prepositions for beg
inners)
to, at, in
ct de next to, beside
aprs after
au sujet de about, on the subject of
avant before
avec with
chez at the home/office of, among
contre against
dans in
d'aprs according to
de from, of, about
depuis since, for
derrire in back of, behind
devant in front of
durant during, while
en in, on, to
en dehors de outside of
en face de facing, across from
entre between
envers toward
environ approximately
hors de outside of
jusque until, up to, even
loin de far from
malgr despite
par by, through
parmi among
pendant during
pour for
prs de near
quant as for, regarding
sans without
selon according to
sous under
suivant according to
sur on
vers toward