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How Do You Use the Preposition '' Correctly in French?

2025-03-25 08:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling

Despite its diminutive size, is a hugely important French preposition and one of the most important words in the French language. Its meanings and uses in French are many and varied, but at its most basic, generallymeans 'to,' 'at' or 'in.'Compare to de,meaning 'of' or 'from,' with which it's often confused. Contractions Whenis followed by thedefinite articlesleandles,contractswith themas a single word. + le=au (au magasin) +les= aux(aux maisons) Butdoes not contract withlaorl'. +la= la ( la banque) + l'= l' ( l'hôpital) In addition,is not contracted withleandleswhen they aredirect objects. Common Uses of '' 1.Location or destinationJ'habite Paris.>I live in Paris.Je vais Rome.>I'm going to Rome.Je suis la banque.>I'm at the bank. 2.Distance in time or space J'habite 10 mtres de lui.>I live 10 meters from him.Il est 5 minutes de moi.>He is 5 minutes from me. 3.Point in time Nous arrivons 5h00.>We arrive at 5:00.Il est mort 92 ans.>He died at the age of...


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