french writing prep

à quelle heure

at what time

combien (de)…?

how many? how much?

comment?

how? what?

où

where

pourquoi

why

quand

when

que/qu’…?

what?

quel(le)(s)?

which? what?

à qui

to who(m)?

avec qui?

with who(m)

pour qui?

for who(m)?

quoi?

what

what quoi must immediately follow to be used with est-ce que or inversion

a preposition

à coté de

next to

à droite de

to the right of

à gauche de

to the left of

dans

in

derrière

behind

devant

in front of

en

in

en face de

facing, across from

entre

between

loin de

far from

par

by

près de

close to, near

sous

under

sur

on

aller

to go

arriver

to arrive

descendre

to descend

devenir

to become

entrer

to enter

mourir

to die

past participle of mourir

mort

naître

to be born

past participle of naître

né

partir

to leave (on a vacation)

passer (w/ être)

to pass by

passer (w/ avoir)

to spend time

rentrer

to go back (home)

rester

to stay

retourner

to return

revenir

to come back

sortir

to go out

tomber

to fall

venir

to come

monter

to ascend

conduire

to drive

croire

to think/to believe

devoir

to have to

dire

to say

écrire

to write

faire

to do/to make

metrre

to put (on)

ouvrir

to open

pouvoir

to be able (to)

prendre

to take

recevoir

to receive

rire

to laugh

savoir

to know

suivre

to follow/to attend

vivre

to live

voir

to see

vouloir

to want

connaître

to know

apprendre

to learn

entendre

to hear

perdre

to lose

rendre

to give back, to return (to)

rendre visite (à)

to visit someone

vendre

to sell

attendre

to wait

constuire

to build/construct

détruire

to destroy

produire

to produce

réduire

to reduce

traduire

to translate

permettre

to allow

promettre

to promise

sourire

to smile

acheter

to buy

espérer

to hope

envoyer

to send

considérer

to consider

posséder

to possess/to own

préférer

to prefer

protéger

to protect

répéter

to repeat/rehearse

amener

to bring (someone)

emmener

to take (someone)

employer

to use/employ

essayee (de + infinitive)

to try to

nettoyer

to clean

payer

to pay

dormir

to sleep

servir

to serve

sentir

to feel

danser

to dance

explorer

to explore

fréquenter

to frequent/visit