1.13:_Prepositions_de_location

<span id="Preposition_of_place"></span><h5><strong>Preposition of place</strong></h5>

<p>Prepositions of place (Les pr&eacute;positions de location) indicate the location of someone or something in relation to another someone or something.</p>

<p style="padding-left: 40px"><span style="color:#0000ff;">&#9758; Le livre est <strong>sur</strong> le bureau.</span> <span style="color:#808080;"><em>The book is on the desk</em></span>.</p>

<p style="padding-left: 40px"><span style="color:#0000ff;">&#9758; La banque est <strong>pr&egrave;s</strong> de la boulangerie.</span> <em><span style="color:#808080;">The bank is near the bakery.</span></em></p>

<p style="padding-left: 40px"><span style="color:#0000ff;">&#9758; Vincent reste <strong>chez</strong> lui.</span> <em><span style="color:#808080;">Vincent stays home.</span></em></p>

<p><span class="mt-bgcolor-ffff99"><strong>Note:</strong></span> with prepositions ending with &ldquo;<strong>de</strong>&rdquo;. If the noun afterwards is masculine, &ldquo;de&rdquo; will become &ldquo;<strong>du</strong>&rdquo;.</p>

<p style="padding-left: 40px"><span style="color:#0000ff;">&#9758; La banque est <strong>pr&egrave;s</strong> <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>du</strong></span> parc.</span> <em><span style="color:#808080;">The bank is near the park.</span></em></p>

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