Prepositions of location describe where someone or something is located in relation to someone else or something else.
Prepositions of location in French
The following prepositions are used to indicate relative physical positions of one thing to another :
| dans | in/inside |
| sur | on/on top of |
| devant | in front of |
| derrière | behind |
| entre | between |
| sous | underneath |
Now look at these examples:
ATTENTION:
Although the prepositions above are straighforward, in general, the choice of which preposition to use in different contexts varies.
You can't translate literally to/from English, but you will learn through experience!
You can't translate literally to/from English, but you will learn through experience!
Grammar Note:
Prepositions are words that are placed before a noun indicating the noun's relationship to another word in the sentence. (pre position = place before)
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