The following are sixteen of the most common French prepositions of location. Practice and master these prepositions to say where people and things are located in relation to other people and things. You can download a PDF of this lesson guide in my private French Grammar Library.
Note that many of these prepositions are followed by de. This means you may need to form a contraction depending on the number and gender of the noun that follows it.
Remember: DE + LE = DU and DE + LES = DES
Watch my comprehensive video lesson below.
| devant | in front of |
| derrière | behind |
| à côté de | next to |
| près de | near |
| sous | under |
| dans | in |
| entre | between |
| par terre | on the floor |
| contre | against |
| au milieu | in the middle |
| à gauche de | to the left (of) |
| à droite de | to the right (of) |
| sur | on |
| au dessus de | above |
| en dessous de | beneath / below |
