Could you please give me some notes on the Prepositions. De + A.
À is a very important preposition, despite its tiny size. Its many different meanings and uses in French include all of the following.
1.Location or destination
J'habite à Paris I live in Paris
Je vais à Rome I'm going to Rome
Je suis à la banque I'm at the bank
2.Distance in time or space
J'habite à 10 mètres de lui
I live 10 meters from him
Il est à 5 minutes de moi
He is 5 minutes from me
3.Point in time
Nous arrivons à 7h00 We arrive at 7:00
Il est mort à 100 ans He died at the age of 100
4.Manner, style, or characteristic
Il habite à la française
He lives in the French style
un enfant aux yeux bleus
blue-eyed child / child with blue eyes
fait à la main
made by hand
aller à pied
to go on / by foot
5.Possession
un ami à moi a friend of mine
Ce livre est à Jean This is Jean's book
6.Measurement
acheter au kilo to buy by the kilogram
payer à la semaine to pay by the week
7.Purpose or use
une tasse à thé teacup / cup for tea
un sac à dos backpack / pack for the back
8.In the passive infinitive
À louer for rent
Je n'ai rien à lire I have nothing to read
De is a very important and versatile preposition with many different meanings and uses in French. As a preposition, it can express or indicate all of the following:
1. Possession or belonging
le livre de Carlos Carlos's book
la bibliothèque de l'université the university library
2. Starting point or origin
partir de Nice to leave from (out of) Nice
Je suis de Bruxelles I'm from Brussels
3. Contents / description of something
une tasse de thé cup of tea
un roman d'amour love story (story of/about love)
4. Defining feature
le marché de gros wholesale market
une salle de classe classroom
5. Cause
mourir de faim to die of / from hunger
fatigué du voyage tired from the trip
6. Means / manner of doing something
écrire de la main gauche
to write with one's left hand
répéter de mémoire
to recite from memory
de = of, from and combined with "le" becomes du. Combined with "les" becomes des
à = at, to (toward) and combined with "le" becomes au. Combined with "les" becomes aux
Surely you don't mean something as simple as that? Perhaps you mean which preposition goes with certain verbs/idioms? You need to be a lot more EXPLICIT when you ask for something.
Idioms:
avoir beson de
avoir envie de
avoir honte (de)
avoir l'air de
avoir l'habitude de
avoir l'idée de
avoir l'entention de
avoir l'occasion de
avoir le temps de
faire la connaissance de
faire semblant de
faire une partie de
s'agir de
s'approcher de
se charger de
se douter de
s'étonner de
se moquer de
s'occuper de
se passer de
se rendre compte de
se servir de
se souvenir de
changer de
entendre parler de
être bien aise de
être en train de
être sur le point de
féliciter de
jouer de
jouir de
manquer de
penser de
prendre garde de
prendre le parti de
profiter de
remercier de
rire de
valoir la peine de
venir de
avoir mal à (+ part of body)
faire attention à
faire de la peine à
faire mal à
faire peur à
faire plaisir à
faire/poser une question à
s'attendre à
se fier à
se mettre à
se rendre à
adresser la parole à
aller à
assister à
en vouloir à
être à
jouer à
monter à (cheval)
penser/songer à
rendre visite à
ressembler à
tarder à
tenir à
venir à
Then there are idioms introduced by either à OR de
OR, were you the one wanted to use Geographical expressions? Just the name "Anonymous" does not help us to identify whom we have helped and with what.
Geographical Expressions:
au/aux with masculine countries
à with cities
de with feminine countries, continents, provinces
de + def. art with masculine countries and/or modified countries &/or continents
de with cities
Hopefully it was something above. If not, you will need to repost with examples.
Sra (aka Mme)
Thank you both so much:)
Both of your notes helped me so much:)
Thanks for taking your time and helping me with this:)
Sorry Ill be sure to use this name, if I need help again:)
Certainly!
In Spanish, the preposition "de" is often used in combination with the preposition "a" to form the construction "de + a". This prepositional phrase is used to indicate a movement or direction from one place or location to another.
For example:
1. "Voy de la cocina al comedor" - "I am going from the kitchen to the dining room."
- In this sentence, "de" indicates the starting point (the kitchen) and "a" indicates the destination (the dining room).
2. "Salimos del cine a la plaza" - "We are leaving from the cinema to the square."
- Here, "de" shows the location we are leaving (the cinema) and "a" indicates the direction we are heading towards (the square).
To form the construction "de + a", simply combine the prepositions "de" and "a" with the respective locations or places. Keep in mind that "de" usually contracts with the article "el" to "del" when it precedes a masculine singular noun.
It's important to note that "de + a" is just one use of the preposition "de". The preposition "de" has various other meanings and uses as well, such as indicating possession, origin, or material. Therefore, make sure to consider the context in which it is used to fully understand its meaning.
Remember that practice is crucial for mastering prepositions, so try creating your own sentences using the "de + a" construction to solidify your understanding.