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French Adverbs of Place

Adverbes de lieu

French adverbs of place explain where something occurs.

ailleurs elsewhere
autour around
d'ailleurs besides
dedans inside
dehors outside
derrière behind
dessous below
dessus above
devant in front
en bas down(stairs)
en haut up(stairs)
ici here
there
là-bas over there
loin far away
n'importe où anywhere
nulle part nowhere
partout everywhere
près near
quelque part   somewhere

  

Types and Placement of French Adverbs

Dessous + Dessus     Inversion with adverbs

French Grammar

  

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