À
The French preposition à is generally summarized as "to, at, or in," but it has quite a few more meanings and uses than that. prepositions
Prepositions are little words that connect different parts of speech.
The French preposition à is generally summarized as "to, at, or in," but it has quite a few more meanings and uses than that. A1 - Beginning French • prepositions
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À vs de
As if the myriad possible translations of à and de aren't enough, these two French prepositions also have complementary and contrasting uses. B1 - Intermediate French • prepositions • quick tips
À vs de (after verbs) Quiz: Le clown
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À vs De with Verbs
The prepositions à and de are found in many verbal constructions that look very similar, but the choice of preposition makes all the difference. Adjectives with Prepositions
When describing someone as capable of doing or determined to do something, a preposition is required between the adjective and verb. In French, the choice of preposition depends on the adjective that precedes it, not the verb that follows. Après vs Derrière
The prepositions après and derrière have somewhat similar meanings, which of course means that students sometimes get them confused. Learn the difference between après and derrière to put all of this confusion behind you. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • prepositions
Avant vs Devant
The prepositions avant and devant have somewhat similar meanings, which of course means that students sometimes get them confused. Learn the difference between avant and devant to get in front of any potential confusion. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • prepositions
Avec
The preposition avec is used similarly to its English equivalent "with," but with a few differences. A1 - Beginning French • adverbs • prepositions
Chez
The preposition chez is unlike anything in English - it carries more meaning than a simple preposition and has a number of different uses. Connectives
Connectives are links: they combine words, phrases, or sentences. Connectives do not constitute a single part of speech, but rather a category of terms including all conjunctions and prepositions as well as certain types of adverbs and pronouns used in this way. adverbs • B2 - Upper-Intermediate French • conjunctions • prepositions • pronouns
Contre
The preposition contre usually means "against," but it has other meanings in certain contexts. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • prepositions
Croire – to believe
Croire literally means "to believe" but has somewhat varying meanings depending on the preposition used. Learn the difference between croire à and croire en, plus other uses of croire. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • prepositions • verbs
Dans
The preposition dans usually means "in," but as always there are exceptions. Dans can't be followed directly by a noun - it's always followed by some kind of determiner, such as an article or possessive adjective. A1 - Beginning French • prepositions
De
The French preposition de is generally summarized as "of, from, or about," but it has quite a few more meanings and uses than that. 