1.19: Prepositions de lieu

Preposition of place

Prepositions of place (Les prépositions de lieu / de location) indicate the location of someone or something in relation to another someone or something.

☞ La banque est près de la boulangerie. The bank is near the bakery.

Note: with prepositions ending with “de”. If the noun afterwards is masculine, “de” will become “du”.

☞ La banque est près du parc. The bank is near the park.

Practice

☞ Paris est au nord de la France. Paris is in the north of France.