| Term | Definition |
| n | Is the definite article used with a city? (y/n) |
| y | Is the definite article used with a country? (y/n) |
| y | Is the definite article used with a continent? (y/n) |
| y | Is the definite article used with a state? (y/n) |
| a | to a city |
| en | to a continent |
| en | to a [f] country |
| a + article | to a [m s or pl] country |
| en | to a [m s] country that begins with a vowel |
| dans + article | to a [m] state |
| en | to [f] state |
| en | to [m or f] state that begins with a vowel |
| a | at a city |
| en | at a continent |
| en | at a [f] country |
| a + article | at a [m s or pl] country |
| en | at a [m s] country that begins with a vowel |
| dans + article | at a [m] state |
| en | at a [f] state |
| en | at a [m or f] state that begins with a vowel |
| a | in a city |
| en | in a continent |
| en | in a [f] country |
| a + article | in a [m s or pl] country |
| en | in a [m s] country that begins with a vowel |
| dans + article | in a [m] state |
| en | in a [f] state |
| en | in a [m or f] state that begins with a vowel |
| de | from a city |
| de | from a continent |
| de | from a [f] country |
| de + article | from a [m s or pl] country |
| d' | from a [m s] country that begins with a vowel |
| de + article | from a [m] state |
| de | from a [f] state |
| d' | from a [m or f] state that begins with a vowel |
| au/du | (to/from) Texas |
| au/du | (to/from) Nouveau-Mexique |
| au/du | (to/from) Tennessee |