So, What is a preposition?
Prepositions are those little words that are essential to sentences because they provide more details. They link 2 related parts of a sentence. They are also placed in front of nouns to indicate a relationship between that noun and other words in a sentence.
So here is a list (but non exhaustive) of the most common ones. Listen to the audio as much as you want and practise them as much as you can !
Preposition
Meaning
Comment
À
To, at, of, in
à la, à l', au, aux
Après
After
Avant
Before
Avec
With
Chez
At someone's place, at the home of
Dans
In , into
De
Of, from
De la, de l', du, des
Depuis
Since, for
Derrière
Behind
Devant
In front of
En
In
Entre
Between
Environ
Approximately, about
Par
By, through
Pendant
During
Pour
For
Sans
Without
Sous
Under
Sur
On
Vers
Towards, about
Notes:
Du = masculine words, De la = Feminine words, De l’ = Feminine or masculine words starting with h or vowel, Des = Fem/masc Plural words
Au = masculine words , à la= Feminine words , à l’ = Feminine or masculine words starting with h or vowel , aux = Fem/masc Plural words
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