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Prepositions (les prépositions) are words which link two related parts of a sentence. 

Here is a list of of useful French prepositions. 

As an exercise, try to guess the meaning of each preposition and compose a sentence in French.

==à cause de==

because of
*Je suis arrivé en retard à cause de lui = I arrived late because of him
==à côté de==

next to
*J'habite à côté de l'église = I live next to the church
==à l'exception de==

except
*J'ai répondu à toutes les questions à l'exception de la dernière = I answered all the questions except the last
==à partir de==

from
*A partir de demain, je commence le régime = From tomorrow I start the diet
==à travers==

through
*Il est passé à travers la foule = He passed through the crowd
==après==

after
*Je suis juste après lui = I'm just after him
==au cours de==

during
*Il s'en ai rendu compte au cours de la soirée = He realized during the evening
==au lieu de==

instead of
*Tu devrais travailler au lieu de jouer = You should work instead of play
==de la part de==

on behalf of
*Je vous contacte de la part de Monsieur Dupont = I am contacting you on behalf of Mr. Dupont
==au sommet de==

to the top
*Il est arrivé au sommet de la montagne = It got to the mountain top
==au-delà==

beyond
*Le résultat de l'entreprise a été au-delà de ses espérances = The result of the company was beyond his expectations
==au-dessus==

over
*l'avion est passé dessus de ma tête = the plane flew over my head
==autour de==

around
*il a mis son écharpe autour du cou = he put his scarf around his neck
==avant==

before
*Il était là avant vous = He was there before you
==avec==

with
*Je passe mon dimanche avec ma famille = I spend my Sunday with family
==comme==

as
*Comme il l'avais promis, il a fini son travail = As he had promised, he finished his work
==contrairement à==

contrary to
*contrairement à ce que tu m'as dit, il n'y avait personne = contrary to what you told me, there was nobody
==contre==

against
*Mets ce meuble contre le mur = Put this piece of furniture against the wall
==dans==

in
*mets le lait dans le frigo = put the milk in the fridge
==depuis==

for
*Il est à Paris depuis 2 ans = He has been living in Paris for 2 years
==derrière==

behind
*Il est caché derrière la porte = He is hidden behind the door
==en dessous==

under
*Le chat est en dessous de la table = The cat is under the table
==en face de==

in front of
*rendez-vous en face de l'hôtel = go in front of the hotel
==en raison de==

because of
*le pique-nique a été annulé en raison de la pluie = The picnic was canceled because of the rain
==entre==

between
*On se voit entre midi et deux heures ? = See you between noon and two o'clock?
==jusqu'à ce que==

until
*Je suis resté jusqu'à ce qu'il arrive = I stayed until it arrives
==l'intérieur de==

inside
*Il fait chaud à l'intérieur de la maison = It is hot inside the house
==malgré==

despite
*Malgré toutes les difficultés, il a continué la course = Despite all the difficulties, he continued the race
==plus==

more
*Il y a plus de monde aujourd'hui = There are more people today
==pour==

for
*Il travaille pour lui = He works for him
==près de==

near
*Il travaille près de chez lui = He works close to home
==sous==

under
*L'objet est sous la table = The object is under the table
==sur==

on
*L'objet est sur la table = The object is on the table
==vers==

towards
*Je me dirige vers l'église = I head towards the church

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==Related Lessons==
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Polite-Form|Polite Form]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Differences-in-the-use-of-numbers-in-French-and-English-Addresses|Differences in the use of numbers in French and English Addresses]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Differences-in-the-use-of-numbers-in-French-and-English-Order-of-cardinal-numbers-and-adjectives|Differences in the use of numbers in French and English Order of cardinal numbers and adjectives]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Categories-of-Nouns-in-French|Categories of Nouns in French]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/The-partitive-article-"du",-"de-l'",-"de-la"-and-"des"|The partitive article "du", "de l'", "de la" and "des"]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Relative-Clause|Relative Clause]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Omission-of-the-article-after-sans,-avec,-en,-sur,-sous,-par,-ni|Omission of the article after sans, avec, en, sur, sous, par, ni]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Proper-Nouns|Proper Nouns]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Auxiliary|Auxiliary]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Déterminants|Déterminants]]