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To / In and From places
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Places |
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Cities |
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Countries |
| Masc. |
au |
du |
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à |
de |
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au |
du |
| Fem. |
à la |
de la |
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à |
de |
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en |
de |
| Vowel |
à l' |
de l' |
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à |
d' |
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en |
d' |
| Plural |
aux |
des |
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aux |
des |
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aux |
des |
If the name of a country, continent, island, state or province ends with an e, the gender is feminine. If it ends in anything else, it is masculine. The exceptions are le Cambodge, le Maine, le Mexique, le Zaïre and le Mozambique. Some cities have an article as well, such as La Nouvelle-Orléans (New Orleans).
Prepositions with American States
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To / In |
From |
Feminine |
en |
de |
| Islands |
à |
de / d' |
| Masc. w/ Vowel |
en / dans l' |
d' / de l' |
| Masc. w/ Consonant |
dans le |
du |
Californie, Caroline du Nord / Sud, Floride, Géorgie, Louisiane, Pennsylvanie, and Virginie are the feminine states. The exception to the masculine beginning with a consonant rule is Texas: in / to Texas is au Texas.
To Come and to Go
Venir-to come (vuh-neer) |
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Aller-to go (ah-lay) |
| viens |
vee-ahn |
venons |
vuh-nohn |
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vais |
vay |
allons |
ah-lohn |
| viens |
vee-ahn |
venez |
vuh-nay |
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vas |
vah |
allez |
ah-lay |
| vient |
vee-ahn |
viennent |
vee-enn |
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va |
vah |
vont |
vohn |
Other verbs that are conjugated like venir: tenir - to hold, devenir - to become, obtenir - to get, revenir - to come back.
Je viens des Etats-Unis. I come from the United States.
Il tient un crayon. He's holding a pencil.
Nous allons en Espagne. We're going to Spain.
Tu ne vas pas au Brésil cet été. You're not going to Brazil this summer.
Aller + an infinitive means "going to do something."
Ils vont aller en Angleterre. They are going to go to England.
Elle va parler russe. She's going to speak Russian.
Je vais devenir professeur. I'm going to become a professor.
Aller is also used idiomatically when talking about health.
Comment vas-tu? How are you?
Je vais bien. I'm fine.
Venir de + an infinitive means "to have just done something."
Il vient d'aller à la Finlande. He just went to Finland.
Vous venez de manger une pomme. You just ate an apple.
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