| Term | Definition |
|---|
| dans | the preposition used to mean in as in, 'inside' |
| elle est dans sa chambre | she's in her room |
| qu'est-ce que tu as dans la bouche? | what's in your mouth? |
| il habite dans Manhattan même | he lives right in manhattan |
| j'ai mis la lettre dans l'enveloppe | I put the letter in the envelope |
| dans | the french say: Tu es ____ l'avion |
| dans | the french say: tu es ____ le train |
| montez dans la voiture | get in the car (formal) |
| dans | preposition used when referring to a street location with rue |
| elle habite dans la rue possonnière | she lives on poissonnière street |
| sur | preposition used when referring to a street location with 'la route' or 'le boulevard' |
| dans | preposition used to mean in a period of time, if that period of time has not yet taken place |
| ils vont partir dans une heure | they're going to leave in an house |
| la nouvelle succursale ouvrira dans un mois | the new branch will open in a month |
| la succursale | the branch (of a company) |
| article, possessive adjective | dans is always followed by a(n) ______ or a(n) _______ |
| en | preposition used when an article or possessive adjective does NOT follow |
| les étudiants font attention en classe | the studiants pay attention in class |
| j'aime voyager en avion | I like to travel by plane |
| en | preposition used before an element of time to convey how much time is or was spent doing something |
| j'ai lu le roman en trois heures | i read the novel in three hours |
| il a fait ses devoirs en dix minutes | he did his homework in ten minutes |
| en | preposition used to express 'in' or 'to' in front of all feminine countries and provinces |
| je l'ai connue en allemagne | I met her in germany |
| j'ai passé deux semaines en dordogne | I spent 2 weeks in Perigord (fem.) |
| j'ai passé deux semaines dans le périgord | I spent 2 weeks in Perigord (masc.) |
| en | preposition used to mean in, as in 'made of' |
| je cherche un sac en cuir | I'm looking for a leather bag |
| en | preposition used before the present participle to mean 'by' or 'while' |
| elle tricote en écoutant les informations | she knits while listening to the news |
| c'est en foregeant qu'on devient forgeron | it's by blacksmithing that one becomes a blacksmith |
| sur | preposition used to mean 'on', as in physically on the surface of something |
| je suis sur la photo | I'm in the picture |
| out of | with numbers, sur means ______ |
| un garçon sur trois | one boy out of three |
| à pied | on/by foot |
| à droite | on the right |
| par terre | on the floor |
| exprès | on purpose |
| en feu | on fire |
| sous | under |
| on ne peut pas respirer sous l'eau | oen cannot breathe under water |
| les arts on fleuri sous françois premier | the arts flourished under francis the first |
| il a disparu sous les yeux | he disappeared in plain sight |
| aimes-tu marcher sous la pluie? | do you like to walk in the rain? |
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