Prepositions of location situate a noun or pronoun (such as the nearest boulangerie or your football) in space (for example in rue Pierre Brossolette on the left next to the bank or behind the couch).
The following will be discussed here:
| on |
under
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| in front of |
behind
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| close to, near |
far from
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| to the left of |
to the right of
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| in | |||
| between | |||
| next to | |||
| opposite (across) | |||
Notice that there are simple prepositions, which consist of one word (sur, devant, dans) and compound prepositions, which consist of more than one word (en face de, à gauche de, loin de).
It is easy to forget to use all the elements in a compound preposition.
| (Don't forget to say 'près de la gare', for example, or 'à gauche de l'église'.) |
It is even easier to forget to contract the 'de' in a compound preposition with any articles that might follow it.
You should say, for example:
| en face du grand magasin |
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| en face de la boulangerie | |
| en face de l'hôtel de ville | |
| en face des maisons modernes | |
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