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Preposition - la Préposition

Definition  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. The noun that follows is the indirect object.
   

Related terms

  * verb
  * noun
  * adjective
  * indirect object

Grammar glossary

Any word that can fill in one or more of the following blanks is a preposition.

The book is _____ the table (on, under, beside)
I'm moving _____ France (to, from)
It's _____ your house (in, about, at)

   
Lessons French prepositions - French parts of speech

  

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