{"id":9739,"date":"2022-05-20T09:14:21","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T09:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/?p=9739"},"modified":"2022-06-24T10:33:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T10:33:53","slug":"prepositions-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/prepositions-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepositions in French"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prepositions are short and invariable words that serve to connect one element of the sentence with another<\/strong>. There are simple prepositions (\u00e0, chez, etc\u2026) and prepositional phrases (after, near, etc\u2026). Prepositions are difficult grammatical elements to translate from one language to another. To establish a translation into\/from French, it is important to check the dictionary if the use of prepositions is correct.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Given the complexity and variety of prepositions, we place special emphasis on the grammatical synopsis of the notes presented.\u00a0Consequently,\u00a0in this article we will only deal with prepositions that have represented some difficulty in our comparison of errors.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Remember:<\/h3>\n

If the prepositions are followed by a personal pronoun, the latter will be a\u00a0tonic: Pour\u00a0moi\u00a0, devant\u00a0toi\u00a0, sans\u00a0eux\u00a0, selon\u00a0lui.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>AVANT, APR\u00c9S, DANS, DEPUIS, DERRI\u00c8RE, DEVANT, SOUS, SUR<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0, ARE NOT ACCOMPANIED BY ANY PREPOSITION<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    AVANT, APR\u00c8S,<\/strong>\u00a0refer to time<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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    DEVANT, DERRI\u00c8RE,<\/strong>\u00a0refer to the place.<\/h4>\n
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    1. Avant\u00a0\/\/ la fin de la journ\u00e9e \/\u00a0<\/strong>before the end of the day.<\/li>\n
    2. Apr\u00e8s \/\/\u00a0son explosi\u00f3n, l\u2019avion disparut\u00a0derri\u00e8re \/\/\u00a0les collines.<\/strong>After exploding, the plane disappeared behind the hills.<\/li>\n
    3. Le spectacle que j\u2019avais\u00a0devant mes yeux.<\/strong>The spectacle before my eyes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        APR\u00c8S<\/strong>\u00a0should not be confused with\u00a0DEPUIS<\/strong>\u00a0, or\u00a0D’APR\u00c8S<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        1. Apr\u00e8s mon examen, je crois que je partirai en vacances \/<\/strong>After my exam, I think I’ll go on vacation<\/li>\n
        2. Depuis notre arriv\u00e9e, il n\u2019a pas cess\u00e9 de fumer \/\u00a0<\/strong>Since we have arrived, he has not stopped smoking<\/li>\n
        3. Nous d\u00e9poserons nos valises,\u00a0apres\u00a0nous irons d\u00e9jeuner \/<\/strong> We will leave the suitcases, then we will go to eat<\/li>\n
        4. Ceux qui viendront\u00a0apr\u00e8s lui n\u2019auront plus rien \u00e0 faire \/<\/strong>Those who come after him will no longer have anything to do<\/li>\n
        5. D\u2019apr\u00e8s\u00a0<\/strong>vous, qu\u2019est-ce qui sse passera apr\u00e8s? \/ <\/strong>According to you, what will happen next?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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            SUR, SOUS<\/strong>,\u00a0should be differentiated\u00a0from the prepositive phrases\u00a0AU-DESSUS DE and AU-DESSOUS DE.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            1. Le chapeau est\u00a0sur\u00a0<\/em>la table, et le ciel est \u00a0par dessus<\/em>\u00a0le toit.<\/strong><\/li>\n
            2. The hat is on the table, and the sky is above the roof.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Note the values \u200b\u200bfor\u00a0SUR<\/strong>\u00a0(toward): direction relative to a point.<\/p>\n

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              1. Tournez sur votre droite<\/strong>, turn right.<\/li>\n
              2. Sur<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0votre gauche, la ville de Biarritz<\/strong>, on the left, Biarritz.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Notice the values \u200b\u200bof\u00a0SUR<\/strong>\u00a0(towards): indicating near future.<\/p>\n

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                1. Nous \u00e9tions\u00a0sur\u00a0<\/em>le point de partir \/<\/strong>We were about to leave.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Other possible translations of\u00a0SUR<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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                  1. Ne jugeons pas\u00a0sur<\/em> le apparences \/ <\/strong>Let’s not judge by appearances.<\/li>\n
                  2. Interroger quelqu\u2019un\u00a0sur\u00a0<\/em>ses projects futurs \/<\/strong>Ask one about their futures and projects.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    Notice the differences between\u00a0SUR<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0DANS<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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                    • Le cendrier es\u00a0sur<\/em> la table \/<\/strong>The ashtray is on the table<\/li>\n
                    • Marchez\u00a0sur<\/em>\u00a0le trottoir, pas\u00a0dans\u00a0<\/em>la rue, c\u2019est plus prudent \/ <\/strong>Walk on the sidewalk, and not on the street, it is more prudent.<\/li>\n
                    • Je m\u2019assieds\u00a0sur<\/em>\u00a0une chaise, mais je me laisse tomber\u00a0dans<\/em> mon fauteuil pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9 \/<\/strong>I sit in a chair, but I flop into my favorite armchair.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      DANS<\/strong>\u00a0, in principle, interior position of something, volume (see previous example) has a really difficult use to code.<\/p>\n

                      Dans la rue<\/strong>\u00a0(the houses that border it form a volume) compare with:\u00a0Sur<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0la route,\u00a0sur<\/em>\u00a0la place,\u00a0sur<\/em>\u00a0le boulevard.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                      • \u00a0<\/strong>In France,\u00a0sur<\/em>\u00a0les lignes interieures, on ne peur plus fumer dans l’avion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        In France, on domestic flights, you can no longer smoke on the plane.<\/p>\n

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                        • Il a grandi\u00a0dans<\/em>\u00a0la rue.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                          He has grown up on the street.<\/p>\n

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                          • Dans<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0son bureau il faut un froid de canard<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                            It is bitter cold in his office.<\/p>\n

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                            • Il travaille\u00a0au<\/em>\u00a0bureau des remseigmements.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                              Work in the information office<\/p>\n

                              DANS\u00a0should not be confused with\u00a0dedans\u00a0(adverb)<\/h2>\n
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                              • Dans<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0une demi-heure, on viendra vous chercher.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                In half an hour, they will come looking for you<\/p>\n

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                                • Il mounts\u00a0dans<\/em> le taxi, une fois dedans, il s’aper\u00e7ut que ..<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                  He got into the taxi, and once inside, he realized that …<\/p>\n

                                  The same happens with\u00a0hors de<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0dehors<\/strong> (adverb)<\/h2>\n
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                                  • J’ai longtemp v\u00e9cu\u00a0hors de<\/em>\u00a0Madrid.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                    I lived outside of Madrid for a long time.<\/p>\n

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                                    • Rentrez vite\u00a0dedans<\/em>\u00a0, vous allez vous tremper\u00a0dehors.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                      Get in running, you’re going to get hard.<\/p>\n

                                      DEPUIS \/ D\u00c8S\u00a0\u00a0have slight semantic nuances<\/h2>\n
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                                      • Depuis<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0son d\u00e9part, tout est rentr\u00e9 dans l’ordre<\/strong>\u00a0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                        Since he left, everything has returned to calm.<\/p>\n

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                                        • After the<\/em><\/strong> debut, on savait that \u00e7a ne marcherait pas.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                          From the beginning, we knew this was not going to work.<\/p>\n

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                                          • Depuis<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0combien de temps \u00e9prouvez-vous ces malaises?\u00a0Depuis<\/em>\u00a0l’\u00e9t\u00e9 dernier;\u00a0j’ai\u00a0<\/strong>bad\u00a0\u00a0d\u00e8s<\/em>\u00a0que je tourne un peu la t\u00eate.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                            Since when do you have these discomforts?\u00a0Since last summer, it hurts when I turn my head a little.<\/p>\n

                                            CHEZ<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0HAS CONCRETE AND ABSTRACT VALUES<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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                                            • Les gens ne sortent pas de\u00a0chez eux<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0\/ People do not leave their house.<\/li>\n
                                            • Elle n’est jamais\u00a0chez<\/em>\u00a0elle pendant le mois d’ao\u00fbt.\u00a0\/<\/strong>\u00a0He is never at home during the month of August.<\/li>\n
                                            • The\u00a0loi<\/em>\u00a0a produit autant de malaise\u00a0chez<\/em>\u00a0les \u00e9tudiants que\u00a0chez<\/em>\u00a0les professeurs.\u00a0<\/strong>\/ The law caused the same discomfort in both students and teachers.<\/li>\n
                                            • Le retard est un mal end\u00e9mique\u00a0chez\u00a0<\/em>lui.\u00a0\/<\/strong>\u00a0The delay is an endemic defect in him.<\/li>\n
                                            • C’est un trait remarquable, chez cet \u00e9crivain<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0\/ It is an outstanding feature in this author.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                              Exercises:<\/p>\n

                                              Don’t be cheats ..!<\/p>\n

                                              Complete the sentences with the appropriate prepositions<\/h3>\n
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                                              1. \u2026la fin de l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9, il faut que la pi\u00e8ce de th\u00e9\u00e2tre soit mont\u00e9e<\/li>\n
                                              2. Tous les soirs, il se laisse tomber\u2026 son fauteuil pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9<\/li>\n
                                              3. Ces sectes, une fois qu\u2019on est\u2026, il est difficile d\u2019en sortir.<\/li>\n
                                              4. \u2026combien de temps habitez-vous au Canada?<\/li>\n
                                              5. J\u2019esp\u00e8re d\u00e9poser ce projet de loi avant la fin de l\u2019ann\u00e9e.
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                                                Translate the proposed phrases<\/h3>\n
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                                                1. After the total failure of the preventive campaigns …<\/li>\n
                                                2. He lived forever, in a tiny apartment<\/li>\n
                                                3. Everything is complicated in her, terrible things always happen to her
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                                                  Soluciones<\/h4>\n
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                                                  1. Avant<\/strong>\u00a0la fin de l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9, il faut que la pi\u00e8ce de th\u00e9\u00e2tre soit mont\u00e9e<\/li>\n
                                                  2. Tous les soirs, il se laisse tomber\u00a0dans<\/strong>\u00a0son fauteuil pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9<\/li>\n
                                                  3. Ces sectes, une fois qu\u2019on est\u00a0dedans<\/strong>, il est difficile d\u2019en sortir.<\/li>\n
                                                  4. Depuis<\/strong>\u00a0combien de temps habitez-vous au Canada?<\/li>\n
                                                  5. J\u2019esp\u00e8re d\u00e9poser ce projet de loi\u00a0avant\u00a0<\/strong>la fin de l\u2019ann\u00e9e<\/li>\n
                                                  6. Apr\u00e8s l\u2019\u00e9chec total des campagnes de pr\u00e9vention.<\/li>\n
                                                  7. Il vivait, depuis toujours, dans un minuscule appartement.<\/li>\n
                                                  8. Tout est compliqu\u00e9 chez elle, il lui arrive toujours des choses incroyables<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
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