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En/Dans; De/Le
AP French
Question | Answer |
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Expresses the length of time an action takes | En Ex. Je peux faire le lit en 5 minutes (I can make the be in 5 minutes) |
Indicates the amount of time before an action will occur in the future | Dans Ex. Nouse partons dans dix minutes (We're leaving in 10 minutes) |
Expresses the month, season (except spring), or year in which an action takes place | En Ex. Nous voyageons en avril (We travel in April) |
Refers to something that occurs within a decade | Dans Ex. Dans les années soixantes... (In the sixties...) |
Can mean in or to when followed directly by a noun that doesn't need an article | En Ex. Vous allez en prison! (You're going to prison!) |
Means in a location when followed by an article plus noun | Dans Ex. Il est dans la maison (He's in the house) |
Means to or in some states, provinces, and countries | En Ex. J'habite en Californie (I live in California); Je vais en France (I'm going to France) |
Means to or in some states and provinces | Dans Ex. J'habite dans le Maine (I live in Maine); Je vais dans l'Ontario (I'm going to Ontario) |
Tends to mean the | Le/la/les |
Tends to mean some | De and it's variations |
If you use a bags adjective then des changes to... | de |
Ne pas avoir takes... | de |
Expressions of quantity... | do not agree; always take de |
If some is meant... | use du, de la, d', or des |
Some phrases take à or de specifically | Rentre takes de; aller takes à; think of à as "to" |