In French, prepositions of position and motion are used in much the same way they are used in English: Prepositions precede the nouns upon which they act. The common prepositions of position and motion are as follows: In addition, they describe relations between things, as well as movement to and from places. Prepositions are first and foremost words used to indicate position and placement: they describe when one thing is beneath another, or on top of it, or next to it, etc. (to tell someone to do something) Prepositions - With position, relation, and places (to suggest to someone to do something)ĭire à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose. Suggérer à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose. ![]() (to order someone to do something)Ĭommander à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose. Ordonner à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose. Permettre à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose. Some verbs take a double preposition, à and de:ĭemander à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose. Regarde cette affiche! (Look at that poster!)ģ. Some verbs which take prepositions in English do not take them in French:Įlle attend le bus. Jouer de (un instrument de musique) (to play)Ģ. Certain verbs are followed by set prepositions when introducing noun phrases: verbs followed by de: avoir peur de, commencer de, continuer de, décider de, se dépêcher de, essayer de, finir de, oublier de, refuser de, regretter de, and the verbal phrases être content / triste / satisfait / heureux de.ġ.verbs followed by à: aider à, s’amuser à, apprendre à, arriver à, parvenir à, continuer à, commencer à, s’habituer à, hésiter à, inviter à, se mettre à, réussir à. ![]() verbs followed by no preposition: aimer, aimer mieux, aller, croire, désirer, devoir, faire, espérer, laisser.These prepositions follow no particular logic and bear no meaning their use must simply be memorized. Hésitez-vous à vous inscrire? (Are you hesitating to sign up?) When one verb is followed immediately by another in the infinitive, the preposition à or de may intervene, or there may be no preposition at all:Įlle a décidé de partir.
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