We have already been introduced to the prepositions;
Prepositions of location: describe the location of something or someone in relation to something or someone else. *so a noun in relation to the location of a different noun.
- Use the preposition à before the name of the city to express in,to.
- Prepositions that accompanies the name of a country varies,
- but you can use en in many cases
- *In leçon 13 more names of countries and their corresponding prepositions will be introduced but that is not until later.. so..
Remember To...- use the contractions du (de+le) and des (de+les) in prepositional expressions when they are appropriate.
To Further Modify the prepositions of location...- use intensifiers;
- tout very, really
- juste just, right
- Ma soeur habite juste à côté de l'université. My sister lives right next to the university.
- Jules et Alain travaillent tout près de la fac. Jules and Alain work really close to campus.
The preposition/word de...- does not need to be used with the preposition expression when not followed by a noun/usually because it is at the end of the sentence.
- Ma soeur habite juste à côté de l'université. My sister lives right next door.
- Elle travaille tout près. She works really close by.
The preposition chez;- Chez expresses the idea of; at or to someone's house or place
- Louise n'aime pas étudier chez Arnaud parce qu'il parle beaucoup. Louise doesn't like studying at Arnaud's because he talks a lot.
- Or the idea of at or to a professional's office or business.
Disjunctive pronouns;- Use disjunctive pronouns after prepositions instead of subject pronouns. *So when comparing its location of something/a noun (to the other noun) you, he, she, etc. you may have to used a disjunctive version of it, in the case's of I, you, he, and the masc. they, really.
- je > moi
- tu > toi
- il > loi
- elle > elle
- nous > nous
- vous > vous
- ils > eux
- elles > elles
- Maryse travaille à côté de moi. Maryse is working next to me.
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