When 'de' is used on its own, it is a preposition which means 'of' or 'from'. Discover more about using prepositions like 'dans', 'chez' and 'à côté de' in French.
There are many other useful prepositions that describe where something is situated.
These are some of the most commonly used in French:
dans | in | entre | between/in between |
devant | in front of | contre | against |
derrière | behind | chez | at (when talking about where someone lives) |
sous | under | vers | towards |
sur | on |
These prepositions don’t require you to change the article before or after them. For example:
Other familiar prepositions include:
avec | with |
sans | without |
pour | for |