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    This document discusses prepositions in French. It explains that prepositions are short words placed after verbs, nouns, or adjectives to indicate a relationship between that word and the following noun or pronoun. While prepositions exist in both French and English, there is no direct one-to-one correlation between them. Many French prepositions have multiple English equivalents depending on usage. Additionally, a preposition is often needed in French where none is used in English and vice versa. The document then lists and provides examples of some common French prepositions and their typical English translations.

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    This document discusses prepositions in French. It explains that prepositions are short words placed after verbs, nouns, or adjectives to indicate a relationship between that word and the following noun or pronoun. While prepositions exist in both French and English, there is no direct one-to-one correlation between them. Many French prepositions have multiple English equivalents depending on usage. Additionally, a preposition is often needed in French where none is used in English and vice versa. The document then lists and provides examples of some common French prepositions and their typical English translations.

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    This document discusses prepositions in French. It explains that prepositions are short words placed after verbs, nouns, or adjectives to indicate a relationship between that word and the following noun or pronoun. While prepositions exist in both French and English, there is no direct one-to-one correlation between them. Many French prepositions have multiple English equivalents depending on usage. Additionally, a preposition is often needed in French where none is used in English and vice versa. The document then lists and provides examples of some common French prepositions and their typical English translations.

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    Prepositions

    Prépositions

    One of the eight French parts of speech, prepositions are short but essential
    words which are placed after a verb, noun, or adjective in order to indicate
    a relationship between that word and the noun or pronoun that follows.
    Par exemple…

    Je vais à Paris.   I’m going to Paris.

    C’est un livre de français.   It’s a French book. (literally,


    "book of French")

    Cette question est   This question is difficult for me.


    difficile pour moi.

      Prepositions are tricky because, while they exist in both French and
    English, there is no nice one-to-one correlation between them. Many
    French prepositions have more than one English equivalent, depending on
    how they are used – and vice versa. In addition, a preposition is often
    needed in French where none is used in English – and vice versa again.
    This is one of those areas of grammar that you will likely continue to
    struggle with for a long time. But with time and practice, you’ll get the hang
    of it.
    Here are the most common French prepositions and their typical English
    translations. Click the links for detailed lessons.

            Notes

    à   to, at, in   contraction with le and les may be


    required

    après   after    
    avant   before    

    avec   with    

    chez   at the home/office of,    


    among

    contre   against, versus    

    dans   in    

    de   from, of, about   contraction with le and les may be


    required

    depuis   since, for    

    derrièr   in back of, behind    


    e

    devant   in front of    

    durant   during, while    

    en   in, to    

    entre   between    

    envers   toward    

    environ   approximately, around    


    jusque   until, up to    

    malgré   despite    

    par   by, through    

    parmi   among    

    pendan   during    
    t

    pour   for    

    sans   without    

    sauf   except    

    selon   according to    

    sous   under    

    suivant   according to    

    sur   on    

    vers   toward, nea

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