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Prepositions with Geographical Locations

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).

TABLE 1 Prepositions Showing Location

Geographical Location

In

To

From

Cities

à

à

de (d')

Feminine countries, continents, provinces, islands and masculine countries that begin with a vowel

en

en

de (d')

All other masculine countries

au

au

du

All plurals

aux

aux

des

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