The Preposition À In French - How And When To Use It // French Grammar Course // Lesson 14 🇫🇷

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Using the french preposition à in French can be a little bit tricky because it will change when followed by le or les. We can find it as à - au - à la - à l' and aux.
We use the preposition à to:
- Talk about location - à Paris, au Canada, etc.
- Talk about distance, time, age, and rate: à 5 heures, à 35 ans, etc.
- Talk about manner and characteristic: Un pull fait à l'ancienne
- Talk about possession: être à quelqu'un
- Talk about food and how it is made: un thé à la vanille
- Talk about specific ways of transportation: à vélo
- Talk express pain: avoir mal à l'estomac
- With names of festivities: à Noël
- Show the purpose of something: un verre à vin
- With ways to say goodbye: à demain
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0:00 Intro
00:35 À and its variations
02:09 When to use the preposition à
07:01 Verb + à + noun
09:34 Verb + à + infinitive verb
11:14 Être + adjective + à
12:09 Le seul + à
13:02 Ordinal number + à
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@dougdina Ай бұрын

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@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Ай бұрын

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@Pearl776 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for helping me understand this concept, I had been struggling with this for some time. Again, thank you as tomorrow is my exam. Merci beaucoup 😊 ❤😊

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@Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge Жыл бұрын

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@internetlover1811 2 жыл бұрын

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Perfect timing 🤩 How do you like Duolingo? Do you see a lot of progress?

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@Jaden_Tse Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I always confused about the preposition in French, this makes me feel more clear😊

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!

@prachibhandarkar6437 2 жыл бұрын

Half of it was in conjugation course (which I've completed), and I had a great revision 😇

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@dinab7852 2 жыл бұрын

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@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 жыл бұрын

Merci Brenda :D Par curiosité, où est-ce que tu habites au Canada? Peut-être qu'on est pas très loin ;)

@dinab7852 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane J'habite à Toronto. J'ai cru que tu habitais en France. Ton accent est 100% celui du français de France (parfait). Où habites-tu?

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 жыл бұрын

@@dinab7852 j’ai immigré à Vancouver en 2019 ;) Mon mari est canadien. Qu’est ce qu’on ne fait pas par amour 🥰 Toronto c’est une chouette ville 🤩

@dinab7852 2 жыл бұрын

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@Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge Жыл бұрын

Qqn and qqch are quite interesting and new to me 🙂

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Жыл бұрын

Gotta fit everything in frame :D

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@lmcperson Жыл бұрын

Great 👍 lesson! Is your book still available? I also wanted to know if this à preposition the only one with the accent going to the Left? Merci !!

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Жыл бұрын

Yes Mitchell, it's still available on Amazon and on my website :) yes à is the only one :)

@martinim1998 2 жыл бұрын

I don't mind it long at all. I would rather you cover the topic completely because I can always go back to watch the video many times.

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 жыл бұрын

I agree Martin :)

@JDC8792 Жыл бұрын

I have a question: Are the verbs followed by the preposition( à ) the only ones that I have to conjugate with lui, elle, leur and eux? So the others I conjugate with le, la, les.etc, right?🤔

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Жыл бұрын

Correct Joesph :)

@turshantvirk7645 3 ай бұрын

Hii Can you please explain If we came on foot then we use (à) proposition and on car we use (en). How is it work?? Thank you in advance!

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 3 ай бұрын

à pied / en voiture - There is no real explanation, that's just the way it is. Just remember them by heart :)

@spareemail2221 4 ай бұрын

Hi ! is it also possible to use à for a district or suburb of a town or city you live in ? for example J'habite à Marseille but what if I want to say the specific area of the city or town I live in, can I still say J'habite à (then name of district / suburb) ? Merci d'avance !

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 4 ай бұрын

Yes it is but it depends. J'habite à China Town - J'habite aux Marais. Depends :)

@spareemail2221 4 ай бұрын

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Thank you ! - Merci !

@stephaniechiamaka1452 Жыл бұрын

S'il vous plaît I want to know how to get your exercises? How can I get it?

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Жыл бұрын

Stephanie they are in the book, the link is in the description :)

@akosuacoach6443 2 жыл бұрын

Hi I've been watching your videos lately and I find them interesting I think this is another nice one too but I just don't know how to keep or memorise... any suggestions? Merci

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Pick the ones you use and remember them. Don't study what you don't use, you will just tire your brain out :D

@akosuacoach6443 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Thanks a lot

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@georgia979 2 жыл бұрын

Bonjour, Dylane! I have a question... how come we would say "J'habite en Angleterre" rather than "J'habite à l'Angleterre" ? Merci :D

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 жыл бұрын

Georgia it's because Angleterre starts with a vowel. En Anglettere, en Allemagne - En Europe, etc :)

@anuu.8023 2 жыл бұрын

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@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 жыл бұрын

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@maazmohammed9269 7 ай бұрын

Hey at 3:20 why are you conjugating payer with etre? The passe compose is conjugated with Avoir only.

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 6 ай бұрын

It's the same way as in English. Here payé is not a verb but an adjective. J'ai payé = I have paid. Il est payé = He is paid

@sridevigoel3179 10 ай бұрын

For once, can u explain what is it when u say, ' QQCH'?

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 10 ай бұрын

QQCH = quelque chose = Something :)

@bharatjoshi7207 2 жыл бұрын

Je voudrais connaître le nom de l'auteur du livre "complete French grammar course".

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 жыл бұрын

C’est mon nom, Dylane Moreau :)

@lucyperry1294 2 жыл бұрын

À la page 101 du livre, vous avez dit que goûter est suivi par à et veut dire “to taste”. Comment dit-on “ i taste the strawberry”? Je goûte à la fraise ou je goûte la fraise? Merci

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 жыл бұрын

Both are fine actually, the difference is very subtle. Without the preposition indicates something that you already tried before. With preposition, something that you are trying for the first time. Je goûte à la fraise = 1st time Je goûte la fraise = You tried it before and you know the taste. I hope it helps :)

@lucyperry1294 2 жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup!

@tomthekhmerbreed9166 2 жыл бұрын

Great! We really would like you to speak a lot in French much more than English through giving explanation and examples because we are practicing French, not English, Please just help habitualize us in French. You are one of the best! Thanks a lot!

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Tom. Thanks for suggesting this but all my lessons are made to be taught in English (because I only taught in English). There are a lot of French teachers who speak French on KZfaq. I am sure you can find a channel easily :)

@nupurnandi8948 2 жыл бұрын

Very true 👌👌👌👌

@monaalshora6821 2 жыл бұрын

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@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 жыл бұрын

Merci Mona :)

@TL-ch5jx 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this great video. Can I just ask however why is it "Il a fait mal à sa soeur" and not "..à la sa soeur" and in the same vein "On a envoyé une carte de Noël à nos amis" and not "..aux nos amis" ? Thank you for your assistance in advance.

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 4 ай бұрын

When à is followed by a possessive adjective, à doesn't change. à sa, à ma, à son, etc.

@evan.5967 2 жыл бұрын

hi difference between à, de, pour please

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 жыл бұрын

Je pense que c'est expliqué dans les prochaine vidéos :)

@lauriehamilton597 11 күн бұрын

Hi Dylane. I have your book and I'm on Ex 2.2 of prepositions. I am really confused. In the video you said the preposition does not belong to the second verb or the noun. It always belongs to the verb before. In Ex. 2.2 Elle a acheté un collier à sa mère. In the answer sheet it seems that the preposition is belonging to the second verb. What am I missing? Hopefully I explained this properly. Merci!

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 11 күн бұрын

Great question! "a acheté" is one verb, it's the verb acheter conjugated in passé composé, so it has 2 parts but it's one verb :) So here it's "acheter quelque chose à quelqu'un". I hope it helps :)

@lauriehamilton597 11 күн бұрын

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Oh, ok now I understand. Thank you for answering so quickly!!!

@infxnity4198 Жыл бұрын

what are the rules for noun + à/de + verb/adjective, for example "c'est la responsibilité du gouvernement de financer les écoles", "il n'y a rien à dire", "il y a beaucoup de choses de mieux"? thanks :)

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Жыл бұрын

de and à don't change before a verb :)

@infxnity4198 Жыл бұрын

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane okay, so how do you decide which one to use when the preposition follows a noun and precedes a verb

@Stephanie-gv8rh 2 жыл бұрын

I struggle with prepositions I understand them when I read but I always forget them when talking 😅

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 жыл бұрын

It definitely takes time to use them naturally, but don’t give up 😉

@nupurnandi8948 2 жыл бұрын

How to buy your book??

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 жыл бұрын

The links are in the description and in my pinned comment I believe :)

@richardjustinamericantatem5758 2 жыл бұрын

"Acheter à quelqu'un..." Peut-on dire aussi "acheter pour quelqu'un"? J'ai acheté un cadeau de Noël pour ma mère. Ça marche?

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 жыл бұрын

Ça marche aussi oui :D

@lightmoodgamingzone4940 Жыл бұрын

How can we know it is male or female

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Жыл бұрын

You have to know it by heart ;)

@nupurnandi8948 2 жыл бұрын

It is lovely....very nicely explained but I think you should speak more of French than English

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 жыл бұрын

My lessons are made for English speakers but I am sure you can find a channel that teaches only in French if you prefer :)

@1013yeonjuntxt 10 ай бұрын

How do i know If the country Is feminin or masculine ?

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 10 ай бұрын

The countries ending with E are feminine besides Le Mexique :)

@1013yeonjuntxt 10 ай бұрын

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane wow really ? Does that go with all the countries?

@qwefferi6726 2 жыл бұрын

Hello 🤩👋

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 жыл бұрын

Hello 😊

@jhonamping590 2 жыл бұрын

This video is so helpfull, thank you so much Miss Dylane

@ramonalavigne8953 Жыл бұрын

You say to study what you'll use but most of what I learn comes from video games. I'm worried that if I go to France I'll only be able to talk about zombie dogs, medieval knights and Lara Croft. lol

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Жыл бұрын

oh no 😄

@JohnDoe-mj2ff Жыл бұрын

Bonjour.... Merci pour votre vidéo. J'ai une question.... Si je parle des états de la République Mexicaine... Je dois dire: j'habite à Jalisco ou J'habite au Jalisco. J'habite à Juarez ou J'habite au Juarez.

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Жыл бұрын

À :)

@JohnDoe-mj2ff Жыл бұрын

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane merci beaucoup =)

@naveedullahtarakhail6246 2 жыл бұрын

Hello dear teacher can you please help me how can I make CV

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 жыл бұрын

I am really bad at that! Maybe try Fiverr :)

@naveedullahtarakhail6246 2 жыл бұрын

Ahm ok

@humera121 Жыл бұрын

Can we also write une femme avec cheveux blonde, and il est venu par cheval?

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Жыл бұрын

In some circonstances yes, you could say Une femme avec des cheveux blonds. But only à cheval :)

@humera121 Жыл бұрын

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane thank you Dylane

@user-fh5in9yh8f 2 жыл бұрын

Есть ли у вас возможность преподавать французкий на русском или Украинском языке???

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 жыл бұрын

No unfortunately I don't :/

@Cupcakelake38 Жыл бұрын

are you canadienne?

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Жыл бұрын

No my husband is. I moved to Canada in 2019 to be with him :)

@mynameisnotcharles Ай бұрын

Anyone else studying for finals rn😩

@2007sweeto 9 ай бұрын

Iam confused that a is follwed by city and also its meaning is - to/at/per etc.

@avanya6730 2 жыл бұрын

Frist

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane 2 жыл бұрын

Deuxième 🖐

@Asser_3mk Жыл бұрын

I didnt understand

@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Жыл бұрын

Oh :(