Consult Table
1 for prepositions that indicate to, from, or in a city, province, country, or continent. Note that most geographical names that end with an
e are feminine. The exceptions include
le Mexique (Mexico)
, le Cambodge (Cambodia), and
le Zaïre (Zaire).
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TABLE 1
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Prepositions Showing Location
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Geographical Location
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In
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To
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From
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Cities
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à
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à
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de (d')
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Feminine countries, continents, provinces, islands and masculine countries that begin with a vowel
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en
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en
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de (d')
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All other masculine countries
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au
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au
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du
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All plurals
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aux
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aux
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des
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