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    French prepositions de and à can be difficult for English speakers due to differences in meaning and use compared to English. [1] De means "of" or "from" while à means "to" or "at". [2] De and à must contract with definite articles like le, la, and les. [3] Proper use of prepositions, especially de, is important for expressing movement, location, opinions, and more in French sentences.

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    French prepositions de and à can be difficult for English speakers due to differences in meaning and use compared to English. [1] De means "of" or "from" while à means "to" or "at". [2] De and à must contract with definite articles like le, la, and les. [3] Proper use of prepositions, especially de, is important for expressing movement, location, opinions, and more in French sentences.

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    Prepositions 1

    de, pour, à, d', dans, au, aux

    Congratulations on passing the second checkpoint!

    French prepositions can be difficult because their meanings and uses don't
    always line up to what you would expect in English.

    De and À

    The most common French prepositions are de ("of"/"from") and à


    ("to"/"at"). These prepositions can be used in many ways. For instance,
    they may indicate movement or location.

    Nous allons à Paris. — We are going to Paris.


    Il vient de Bordeaux. — He is coming from Bordeaux.
    Je suis au restaurant. — I am at the restaurant.

    Notice au above. De and à must contract with definite articles whenever


    they are adjacent.

    Definite Article De À
    le du au
    la de la à la
    les des aux

    If the contraction is followed by a vowel sound, du and de la both become


    de l' and au and à la both become à l'. This change occurs for euphony
    only; the nouns do not change genders because of it.

    Tu parles à l'enfant. (Not au) — You are speaking to the child.


    La Maison de l'Ours — The House of the Bear
    Les copies des livres. — The copies of the books.
    Le repas du chien. — The dog's meal. (The meal of the dog.)
    De may be found in numerous fixed expressions, especially in adverbs of
    quantity like beaucoup de ("a lot of").

    Nous avons beaucoup de pommes. — We have a lot of apples.


    Rémy a beaucoup d'amis. — Remy has a lot of friends.

    Adding de or à to the end of certain verbs can change their meanings.

    Penser ("to think"): Je pense que c'est un homme. — I think that he is a


    man.
    Penser à ("to think about"): Elle pense à son chien. — She's thinking about
    her dog.
    Penser de ("to have an opinion about"): Que pensez-vous de ce repas ? —
    What do you think of this meal?

    Using Articles After De

    Most articles can be used immediately after expressions and verbs ending
    in de, but they must follow contraction and elision rules.

    Elle parle beaucoup des (de + les) pâtes. — She speaks a lot about the
    pasta.
    Que pensez-vous de la voiture ? — What do you think of the car?
    Il a besoin d'un chien. — He needs a dog.

    However, no article that already contains de may follow an expression,


    negative term, or verb ending in de. This includes the partitives du and de
    la and the indefinite des. In this situation, the article is removed so that
    only the naked de remains.

    Elle mange beaucoup de frites. (Not de des) — She eats a lot of fries.
    Je n'ai pas de pain. (Not de du) — I do not have (any) bread.
    Il a besoin d'argent (Not de de l') — He needs (some) money.

    Des Before Adjectives

    When des appears immediately before an adjective, it changes to de. This


    only occurs with BANGS adjectives, which come before the noun.

    Vous êtes de jeunes garçons. — You are young boys.


    Elle a de petits chiens. — She has small dogs.

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