French Prepositions with Geographical Names

French Prepositions with Geographical Names Choosing which Frenchâ prepositionâ to use with nations, urban communities, and otherâ geographical namesâ can be fairly confounding, at any rate as of not long ago! This exercise will disclose which relational words to utilize and why. Gendered Nouns Like all Frenchâ nouns, geological names like nations, states, and areas have aâ gender. Knowing the sex of each land name is the initial phase in figuring out which relational word to utilize. As a general rule, topographical names which end inâ eâ areâ feminine, while those that end in some other letter are manly. There are, obviously, special cases which basically must be retained. See the individual exercises for clarifications of the sex of each land name. Models In English, we utilize three distinct relational words with land names, contingent upon what we are attempting to state. Je vais en FranceIm going to FranceJe suis en FranceIm in FranceJe suis de FranceIm from France In any case, in French numbers 1 and 2 take theâ sameâ preposition. Regardless of whether you are goingâ to France or you are in France, a similar relational word is utilized. Hence in French there are just two relational words to browse for each sort of topographical name. The trouble lies in knowing which relational word to use for a city versus a state versus a nation.