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    This document provides lists and descriptions of less common French prepositions that are still used in everyday writing. Table 2 lists prepositions such as "d'après", "auprès de", and "dès" and provides their common English equivalents and additional comments. Table 3 lists French participles that can function as prepositions, such as "concernant", "durant", and "suivant" along with their English equivalents. The document notes that these participles are used invariable as prepositions in French, similar to their use in English.

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    This document provides lists and descriptions of less common French prepositions that are still used in everyday writing. Table 2 lists prepositions such as "d'après", "auprès de", and "dès" and provides their common English equivalents and additional comments. Table 3 lists French participles that can function as prepositions, such as "concernant", "durant", and "suivant" along with their English equivalents. The document notes that these participles are used invariable as prepositions in French, similar to their use in English.

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    This document provides lists and descriptions of less common French prepositions that are still used in everyday writing. Table 2 lists prepositions such as "d'après", "auprès de", and "dès" and provides their common English equivalents and additional comments. Table 3 lists French participles that can function as prepositions, such as "concernant", "durant", and "suivant" along with their English equivalents. The document notes that these participles are used invariable as prepositions in French, similar to their use in English.

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    List of French prepositions

    On the previous page, we gave a list of what we might see as the main prepositions in
    French (accepting that the choice of which ones belong to the "main" list is a little
    arbitrary). Now we look at two categories of prepositions that are a little less common
    that that "main" list. You're more likely to come across them in formal writing than in
    everyday speech, for example. On the other hand, they're not literary or archaic.

    Prepositions outside our "main" list but which are still in "normal" use

    The prepositions in the Table 2 might not be considered "basic" prepositions, but are
    still readily used in writing under the right circumstances. One or two of them are a
    little formal, but none are old-fashioned or archaic.

    Table 2: Some French prepositions that are slightly less common,


    but still readily used in everyday writing.
    French Common English
    Comments
    preposition equivalent
    d'aprs according to
    beside; in
    auprs de contact/communication
    with
    ever since, from ...
    ds
    onwards
    hors ex(cluding)
    The basic form jusque is
    also combined with a few
    other prepositions, e.g.
    jusqu' as far as, up until jusqu'en 2001 = up until
    2001 and one or two other
    words, such as jusqu'ici =
    this far, so far.
    malgr despite
    moins minus
    Used especially in contracts
    when indicating a price or
    moyennant in exchange for means of payment, e.g.
    moyennant le prix de... =
    for the price of...
    parmi among(st)
    plus plus
    Not nearly as common as in
    English, but occasionally
    versus versus used in French. Larousse
    give a date of first attestation
    as late as 1985 (whereas it
    has been used in English for
    several centuries).
    Less common than English,
    but this Latinate preposition
    via via also exists in French (first
    date of attestation 1876
    according to Larousse).

    Participles used as prepositons

    You may have noted that various participles (words ending in -ing and -en) in English
    can essentially function as though to all intents and purposes they were prepositions:
    regarding his position, following his complaint etc. A similar phenomenon exists in
    French. Table 3 below gives some common examples of French participles (present
    participles ending in -ant or occasionally past participles) that are effectively used as
    prepositions.

    Table 3: French participles commonly used as prepositions.


    Common
    French
    English Comments
    preposition
    equivalent
    concerning,
    concernant
    regarding
    Unlike English during, can also be
    used with a time period, e.g. durant
    trois heures = for three hours.
    durant during
    Durant can also be used
    postpositionally in slightly literary
    use: sa vie durant = during his life.
    except,
    except
    excepting
    Like incluant, perhaps an anglicism;
    excluant excluding sauf and hor(mi)s are perhaps more
    natural French.
    Something of an anglicism that is
    incluant including occasionally found; y compris is
    probably more natural French.
    pass past, beyond
    according to,
    suivant depending on,
    pursuant to
    given,
    vu
    considering

    Note that these words are used as "genuine" prepositions in the sense that as such,
    they are invariable in form. So for example, during his life would be sa vie durant,
    not sa vie durante.

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