French Language Course - Prepositions

 

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In dans [dawns] on sur [sewer]
under sous [sue] underneath dessous [dessue]
in front of devant [divaunt] behind derrière [derryair]
by the side of à côté de [coat de] over dessus [desue]
since depuis [depwi] with avec [aveck]
and et [ay] when quand [con]
where où [ooh] how comment [comaun]
if si [see] what quoi [kwa]
why pourquoi [poor qwa] enough assez [azay]
also aussi [osi] but mais [may]
then alors [alor] without sans [sans]
only seulement [soleymon] like/as comme [com]
 

Examples:

I am in the car. Je suis dans la voiture [je swee dawn la vwature]
I am on the car. Je suis sur la voiture [soor]
I am under the car. Je suis sous la voiture [soo]

Infinitives & Prepositions

In our grammatical denominations on page 44, the verb is called infinitive when it is at a standstill in it's neutral form and is very often followed by a preposition, as follows:

to ask demander à [demanday a]
to tell dire à [dear a]
to forbid defendre à [defondr]
to obey obeir à [obeer]
to allow permettre à [permetr]
to resemble ressembler à [resomblay]
to touch toucher à [toochay]
to play (game) jouer à [jeway]
to play (instrument) jouer de

Examples :

I ask my brother to play. Je demande à mon frère de jouer. [Je demand a mon frare de jooay]
He says hello to Bertie. Il dit bonjour à Berti. [Il dee bonjure a Berti]
I forbid the dog to go inside the house, Je défend au chien d' aller dans la maison. [Je defaund aw sheen de allay dawn la mayson]
He obeys his master. Il obeit à son maitre. [il obay a son maytr]
We allow our daughter to go to the cinema. Nous permettons à notre fille d'aller au cinema. [Noo permayton a notra fee dalay o cinema]


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