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Sur - French Preposition

Learn how to use the French preposition sur

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The French preposition sur usually means "on," but has a few other meanings depending on what it's used with.

I. Location

un livre sur la table - a book on the table

sur ma route - on my way

sur la photo - in the photograph

sur le stade, le marché - at the stadium, market

sur la chaussée, le boulevard, l'avenue - in the road, boulevard, avenue

il neige sur tout le Canada - it's snowing all over Canada


II. Direction

tourner sur la gauche - to turn to the left

revenir sur Paris - to return to Paris


III. Approximate time

arriver sur les six heures - to arrive around 6 o'clock

elle va sur ses 50 ans - she's going on 50 (years old)

sur une période d'un an - over a period / the course of a year


IV. Proportion / ratio

trois fois sur quatre - three times out of four

un enfant sur cinq - one child in five

une semaine sur deux - every other week


V. Subject / topic

un article sur les roses - an article on roses

une causerie sur l'égalité - a talk on / about equality

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