Prepositions in French
Prepositions in French: par-dessus (over), sous (under), dans (into), hors de (out of), à travers (through), derrière (behind), devant (in front of), entre (between), à côté de (next to). Below are all 18 prepositions from lessons 27 and 37 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.
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All 18 French prepositions
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Lesson 27 · Movement & Position 3 12 words
- par-dessus over
Le chat saute par-dessus la boîte.
The cat jumps over the box.
- sous under
Ils vivent sous un grand arbre.
They live under a big tree.
- à travers through
Il marche à travers la porte.
He walks through the door.
- le long de along
Nous marchons le long de la plage.
We walk along the beach.
- autour de around
Les gens se promènent autour du parc.
People walk around the park.
- de l'autre côté de across
Je vais de l'autre côté de la rue.
I go across the street.
- dans into
Il marche lentement dans la pièce.
He walks slowly into the room.
- hors de out of
L'enfant court hors de l'école.
The kid runs out of the school.
- en haut up
Elle regarde en haut, vers les nuages.
She looks up at the clouds.
- par terre down
Le chien a mis le ballon par terre.
The dog put the ball down.
- à l'étage upstairs
Je vais à l'étage pour me coucher.
I go upstairs to bed.
- en bas downstairs
J'entends des bruits en bas.
I hear noises downstairs.
Lesson 37 · Directions 2 6 words
- derrière behind
C'est derrière ce bâtiment.
It is behind that building.
- devant in front of
Elle est devant moi.
She is in front of me.
- entre between
Le parc est entre deux maisons.
The park is between two houses.
- à côté de next to
Ce magasin est à côté de ma maison.
That store is next to my house.
- en face de across from
On habite en face du magasin.
We live across from the store.
- vers towards
Les enfants marchent vers le grand arbre.
The kids walk towards the big tree.
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