French Prepositions - Les Prépositions
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 noun.
| I'm talking to Jean. | Je parle à 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 detailed explanations and examples.
| à | to, at, in | |
| après | 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 |
More prepositions Parts of Speech
Grammatical note: the noun that follows the preposition is an indirect object.
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