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    Basic prepositions in French include: - Common prepositions like à, de, en indicating location or relationship such as at, in, of, from, on. - Less common prepositions like auprès de meaning beside or in contact with. - Participles like concernant, durant commonly used as prepositions. - Compound prepositions are formed by combining a preposition with another word like à côté de meaning next to.

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    French Prepositions

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    Basic prepositions in French include: - Common prepositions like à, de, en indicating location or relationship such as at, in, of, from, on. - Less common prepositions like auprès de meaning beside or in contact with. - Participles like concernant, durant commonly used as prepositions. - Compound prepositions are formed by combining a preposition with another word like à côté de meaning next to.

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    Basic prepositions in French include: - Common prepositions like à, de, en indicating location or relationship such as at, in, of, from, on. - Less common prepositions like auprès de meaning beside or in contact with. - Participles like concernant, durant commonly used as prepositions. - Compound prepositions are formed by combining a preposition with another word like à côté de meaning next to.

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    Basic

    Prepositions

    English

    at, in

    aprs

    after

    avant

    before

    avec

    with

    chez

    at/to

    contre

    against

    dans

    in(side)

    de

    of, from

    depuis

    since, from

    derrire

    behind

    devant

    en

    in front of, outside (the front


    of)
    in

    entre

    between, among

    envers

    towards

    environ

    about, approximately

    par

    by, through

    pendant

    during

    pour

    for

    sans

    without

    sauf

    except

    selon

    according to, depending on

    sous

    under(neath)

    sur

    on

    vers

    towards

    according to

    auprs de

    ds

    beside; in
    contact/communication with
    ever since, from ... onwards

    hors

    ex(cluding)

    jusqu'

    as far as, up until

    Less common,
    but still
    readily used
    d'aprs

    malgr

    despite

    moins

    minus

    moyennant

    in exchange for

    parmi

    among(st)

    +le>au; +les>aux

    de+le>du, de+les>des

    plus

    plus

    versus

    versus

    via

    via

    concerning, regarding

    durant

    during

    except

    except, excepting

    excluant

    excluding

    incluant

    including

    pass

    past, beyond

    suivant

    vu

    according to, depending on,


    pursuant to
    given, considering

    Participles
    commonly
    used as
    prepositions
    concernant

    common
    compound
    prepositions
    l'arrire de

    behind, (located) at the back of


    en arrire de

    behind, to the back of

    autour de

    around

    en bas de

    cause de

    at the foot/bottom of, down


    below
    because of, due to

    compte tenu de

    given, in view of

    compter de

    as of, taking effect from

    ct de

    next to

    au-de de

    this side of

    en dehors de

    outside, beyond, except

    au-del de

    beyond

    en dpit de

    despite, regardless of

    au-dessous de,
    en dessous de

    below, beneath

    au-dessus de

    above

    par-dessous

    under(neath)

    par-dessus

    over, over the top of

    par-devers

    in front of; in the possession of

    Indicating movement

    tant donn

    given

    en change de

    in exchange for

    l'extrieur

    outisde

    l'exception
    de*

    except, excepting, with the


    exception of

    en face de

    opposite, facing

    face

    faced with, in view of

    save, barring, for want of

    depending on, according to,


    with respect to
    through, by dint of

    faute de*
    en fonction de

    force de

    grce

    because of, thanks to

    en haut de

    at the top of, up

    l'instar de

    in keeping with, like

    l'intrieur de

    inside

    instead of

    during, at the time of

    directly on...; straight from...

    au moyen de*

    using, by means of

    de par

    throughout; as a result of

    part

    apart (from)

    partir de

    starting from, from ... onwards,


    as of

    au lieu de

    lors de*
    mme

    en plus de

    in addition to

    par rapport

    regarding, with respect to

    au ras de ,
    ras de

    level with, just skimming

    au sein de

    within, at the heart of

    en sus de

    in addition to

    Old-fashioned: en
    plus de is the modern
    equivalent.

    travers

    through

    au travers de

    through

    en travers de

    across, crossways through

    vis--vis de

    facing; vis-s-vis, regarding

    y compris

    including

    regarding, in respect of

    son insu

    unbeknown to

    par
    l'intermdiaire
    de

    through (the intermediary) of

    l'issue de

    After, following, at the end of

    de la part de

    on behalf of, on the part of

    la place de

    in (the) place of

    "Semicompo
    und"
    prepos
    itions
    l'gard

    au sujet de

    titre de

    about, concerning, on the


    matter of
    by way of, for the purposes of

    Notice that in French,


    de is present.

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