Wednesday, January 1, 2020
A List of French Verbs With Correct Prepositions
Many French verbs require a certain preposition in order for their meaning to be complete. Some of the verbs are followed by prepositions à or de and others by no preposition at all. There is no apparent grammar rule to which verbs require a preposition and which do not, so it is a good idea to memorize the ones that do have a preposition attached.à The list below is organized alphabetically and includes verbs with prepositions. The prepositions are in italics to make them easy to spot. Abbreviation Key: In the French,à quelque chose is listed as qqch andà quelquun is written qqun, and in the English, someone isà s-oà and something isà s-t . French Verbs With Prepositions, A to C (sarbriter croire) sabriter contre (le vent) - to take shelter against (the wind)accepter de - to accept, agree toaccuser (qqun) de - to accuse (s-o) ofacheter à - to buy fromacheter (qqch) sur le marchà © - to buy (s-t) at the marketachever de - to finishagir en - to act like/assagir de - to be a question ofaider à - to help toaller - to go, to be going toaller vers (midi) - to go at around (noon)aller vers (Nice) - to go toward (Nice)samuser à infinitive - to amuse oneself ___-ingapercevoir - to perceive, catch sight ofsapercevoir de - to noticeapprendre à - to learn how tosapprà ªter à - to get ready tosapprocher de - to approachapprouver - to approve ofappuyer sur (le bouton) - to press (the button)appuyer sur (le mur) - to lean on (the wall)sappuyer contre (un arbre) - to lean against (a tree)arracher à - to grab, tear away from(s)arrà ªter de - to stop ___-ingarriver à - to manage/succeed in ___-ingarriver de (Paris, Canada) - to arrive from (Paris, Canada)arriver par - t o succeed through/byarriver sur (midi) - to arrive at around (noon)sasseoir contre (son ami) - to sit next to (ones friend)assister à (la rà ©union) - to attend (the meeting)sassurer contre (lincendie) - to insure against (fire)attendre - to wait forsattendre à - to expect tosautoriser à - to authorize / allow toavertir de - to warn aboutavoir à - to have to / be obliged toavoir beau (jai beau essayer) - despite doing (despite trying)avoir besoin de - to needavoir confiance en - to trustavoir envie de - to wantavoir peur de - to be afraid of ___-ingse battre contre - to fight againstblà ¢mer de - to blamese blottir contre (sa mà ¨re, son chien) - to cuddle up next to (ones mother, dog)boire qqchose dans (une tasse) - to drink something out of (a cup)casser en (morceaux, trois) - to break in(to) (pieces, three)cesser de - to stop, cease ___-ingchanger de (train) - to change (trains)se changer en - to change intochercher - to look forchercher à - to attempt tocherche r dans (la boà ®te) - to look in (the box)choisir de - to choose tocommander (à qqun) de faire - to order (someone) to docommencer à - to begin to, to begin ___-ingcommencer par - to begin by ___-ingcompter - to expect, intendcompter pour - to be worthcompter sur - to count onconcentrer sur - to concentrate oncondamner pour (meurtre) - to sentence for (murder)conseiller à - to adviseconseiller à qqun de faire qqch - to advise someone to do somethingconseiller de - to advise toconsentir à - to consent tose contenter de - to be happy ___-ingcontinuer à /de - to continue to, to continue ___-ingconvenir à - to please, to be suitable forconvenir de - to agree toconvertir qqch en - to convert s-t intocopier sur qqun - to copy from s-ocouper en (deux) - to cut in (two)courir - to run (to do something)courir dans (lherbe) - to run through (the grass)coà »ter dans (les cent euros) - to cost about (100 euros)craindre de - to fear ___-ingcraindre pour (sa vie) - to fear f or (ones life)creuser pour - to dig forcroire - to think, believecroire à - to believe somethingcroire en - to believe incroire qqun sur parole - to take someones word French Verbs With Prepositions, D to I (daigner inviter) daignerà - to deign todà ©cider (qqun) à à - to persuade (s-o) todà ©cider deà - to decide toseà dà ©cider à à - to make up ones mind todà ©fendre à (qqun)à - to forbid (s-o)dà ©fendre à à qqunà deà faireà qqchà - to forbid s-o to doà s-tdà ©fendre de (qqch)à - to forbid (s-t)seà dà ©guiser enà - to disguise oneself asdemanderà - to ask fordemander à (qqun)à - to ask (someone)demander à (faireà qqch)à - to ask (for permission to do something)demander à à qqunà deà faireà qqchà - to ask s-o to doà s-tseà dà ©pà ªcher deà - to hurry todà ©pendre deà - to depend ondà ©plaire à à - toà displease / beà displeasing todà ©rangerà qqunà deà - to bother s-o todescendreà - to go down(stairs)dà ©sirerà - to wantdà ©sobà ©ir à à - to disobeydà ©testerà - to hatedevoirà - to have to, be obliged todireà à (qqun)à - to say to, to tell (s-o)dire à à qqunà deà faireà qqc hà - to tell someone to do somethingdirigerà son attentionà surà - to direction ones attention toseà dirigerà versà - to move toward/make/head fordonnerà qqchà - to give somethingdonnerà qqchà contreà - to give something in exchange fordonnerà qqchà à à qqunà - to give s-o s-t, to give s-t toà s-odonnerà surà - to overlook, open ontodormirà (laà nuit) - to sleep (at night)douterà deà - to doubtà ©changerà qqchà contreà qqchà - to exchange something for s-t elseà ©couter (la radio)à - to listen to (the radio)à ©crire en (encre, franà §ais)à - to write in (ink, French)à ©crireà surà - to write aboutsefforcerà deà - to endeavor toemmenerà - to takesemparerà deà - to grabempà ªcher deà - to prevent, keep from ___-ingsempresserà deà - to hurry toemprunterà un livre à à qqunà - to borrow a book fromà s-oencouragerà qqunà à à faireà - to encourage s-o to dosendormirà surà (un livre , son travail)à - to fall asleep (over a book, at work)sengagerà à à - to get around toennuyerà qqunà deà - to bother/upset s-o toenseignerà à à - to teach toentendreà - to hearentrerà - to enter (in order to do something)entrerà dansà - to enterenvoyerà (qqch) à (qqun)à - to send (s-t) to (s-o)envoyerà chercherà - to send foressayerà - to try onessayer deà - to try tosà ©tendreà surà - to spread out oversà ©tonner deà - to be astonished byà ªtreà à à - to belong toà ªtre censà ©Ã - to be supposed toà ªtre en colà ¨reà contreà - to be angry atà ªtre pourà - to be in favor ofà ªtre vers (Paris, 3h00)à - to be around/near (Paris, 3:00)sexcuserà deà - to apologize for ___-ingseà fà ¢cherà contreà - to get mad atfaillirà - to almost do somethingfaireà infinitiveà (causative) - to cause tofaireà attentionà à à - to pay attention tofalloirà (ilà faut)à - to be necessary tofà ©liciter à qqunà deà - to congratulate s-o for/onfermerà laà porteà surà soià - to close the door behind oneselfseà fierà à (qqun)à - to trust (s-o)seà figurerà - to imagine, picturefinirà deà - to finish ___-ingfinirà parà - to end up ___-ing / to finally doà s-tfouillerà dansà (qqch)à - to look through (s-t)goà »ter à à qqchà - to taste somethinggrignoterà qqchà - to nibble on, eat away at somethinggronderà deà - to scold for ___-inghabiterà (à )à - optional preposition - to live inhabiterà par (ici)à - to live around (here)shabituerà à à - to get used toseà hà ¢ter deà - to hurry tohà ©riter de (qqchà /à qqun)à - to inherit (s-t / from s-o)hà ©siter à à - to hesitate toignorerà - to be unaware ofsimaginerà - to imagineinterdireà à à - to forbidinterdireà à à qqunà deà faireà qqchà - to forbid s-o to doà s-tsintà ©resser à à - to be interested ininterrogerà qqunà surà qqchà - to question s-o aboutà s-tinviter (qqun) à à - to invite (s-o) to French Verbs With Prepositions, J to P (jeter punir de) jeter (qqch) à à - to throw (s-t) tose jeter sur qqunà - to throw oneself upon someonejouerà à à - to play (a game or a sport)jouer deà - to play (an instrument)jouir deà - to enjoyjurer parà - to swear bylaisserà - to allowlaisser pour (mort)à - to leave for (dead)lire dans (le journal)à - to read in (the paper)loucher surà - to oglemanger dans la main à qqunà - to eat out of someones handmanger dans lassietteà - to eat off of a platemanquerà à à - to miss someonemanquer deà - to neglect, fail to (do s-t), to lackse mà ©fier deà - to distrust, beware ofmà ªler à à - to mingle with / to join inmà ©riter deà - to deserve tomà ©surer en (mà ¨tres)à - to measure in (meters)mettreà - to put onmettre son espoir dansà - to pin ones hopes onse mettre à à - to start, set about ___-ingse mettre contre le murà - to stand against the wallse mettre en colà ¨reà - to get madse mettre en routeà - to set outmonterà - to go up, climbse moquerà deà - to make fun ofnierà - to denynuire à à - to harmobà ©ir à à - to obeyobliger à à - to oblige toobtenir qqch parà - to obtain something bysoccuper deà - to be busy withoffrir deà - to offer toordonner à qqun de faire qqchà - to order s-o to do s-toserà - to dareoublier deà - to forget toparaà ®treà - to appear, seempardonner à à - to pardon, forgiveparler à à - to talk toparler deà - to talk aboutparler pourà - to speak on behalf ofpartirà dans (10 minutes)à - to leave in (10 minutes)partir dans (les montagnes)à - to leave for (the mountains)partir deà - to leavepartir pourà - to leave for/be off toparvenir à à - to succeed in ___-ingseà passerà deà - to do withoutpasser du temps à à - to spend time ___-ingpayer (le repas)à - to pay for (the meal)payer pour (qqun)à - to pay for (someone)se pencher pourà - to bend down in order topenserà faireà - to plan on, intend topenser à à - to think about (imagine)penser deà - to think about (opinion)perdre du temps à à - to waste time ___-ingpermettre à à - to permit(se) permettre deà - to allow (oneself) topermettre à qqun de faire qqchà - to allow s-o to do s-tpersister à à - to persist in ___-ingpersuader deà - to persuade tose plaindre deà - to complain aboutplaire à à - to please / be pleasing tose plaire à à - to take pleasure in ___-ingpleurerà - to cry aboutpleuvoir dans (la France)à - to rain in (France)pousser (qqun) à à - to push/urge (s-o) topouvoirà - to be able toprà ©fà ©rerà - to preferprà ©fà ©rer ___ à ___à - to prefer ___ to/over ___, to like ___ more than ___prendreà garde deà - to be careful not toprendre le parti deà - to decide toprendre modà ¨le sur qqunà - to model oneself on someoneprendre qqch dans (une boà ®te)à - to take s-t from (a box)prendre qqun par (la main)à - to take s-o by (the hand)se prà ©parer à à - to prepare oneself tose presser deà - to hurry toprà ©tendreà - to claimprierà - to pray toprier deà - to beg toprofiter à à - to benefit / be profitable toprofiter deà - to make the most ofpromettre à qqun de faire qqchà - to promise s-o to do s-tpromettre deà - to promise toproposer deà - to suggest ___-ingpuerà - to stink ofpunir deà - to punish for French Verbs With Prepositions, Q to V (questionner voyager) questionner qqun sur qqchà - to question s-o about s-tquà ªter pour (les orphelins)à - to collect for (orphans)recommencer à à - to begin ___-ing againrecompenser deà - to reward forrà ©flà ©chir à à - to consider ___-ingrà ©flà ©chir surà - to think about, reflect uponrefuser deà - to refuse toregarderà - to watch, look atregarder dans (la boà ®te)à - to look in (the box)regarder vers (le sud)à - to face/look (south)rà ©gner surà - to reign overregretter deà - to regret ___-ingrejeter une faute sur qqunà - to place the blame on someoneremercier deà - to thank for ___-ingremercier pourà - to thank forse rendre compteà deà - to realizerenoncer à à - to give up ___-ingrentrerà - to go homerà ©pondre à à - to answerrà ©sister à à - to resistressembler à à - to resembleressembler parà - to resemble due torester sur la dà ©fensiveà - to stay on the defensiverester sur ses gardesà - to keep ones guard upretournerà - to return, go backrà ©ussirà - to make a success of, to pull offrà ©ussir à à - to succeed in ___-ingrà ©ussir à lexamenà - to pass the testrevenirà - to come backrevenir sur (un sujet)à - to go back over (a topic)rà ªver à à - to dream of ___-ingrà ªver deà - to dream of ___-ingrire deà - to laugh atrisquerà - to risk (something)risquer deà - to risk ___-ingsauter sur une occasionà - to jump at an opportunitysavoirà - to know howsemblerà - to seemsentirà - to feel, to smell (of)serrer la main à (qqun)à - to shake hands with (s-o)serrer qqun contre sa poitrine/son coeurà - to hug someoneservirà - to serveservir à à - to be used as/forservir deà - to put to use asse servir deà - to make use ofsigner pour (quelquun)à - to sign on behalf of (someone)soignerà - to take care ofsonger à à - to dream / think ofsopposer à à - to opposesortirà - to go out (in order to do something)sortir par (la fenà ªtre)à - to leave by (the window)se soucier deà - to care aboutsouhaiterà - to wishse souvenir deà - to remembersubirà - to be subjected tosuccà ©der à à - to succeed, followsupplier deà - to be / beseechsurvivre à à - to survivetà ¢cher deà - to try totarder à à - to delay / be late in ___-ingtà ©là ©phoner à qqunà - to calltà ©là ©phoner à qqun de faire qqchà - to call s-o to do s-ttà ©là ©phoner pour (le problà ¨me)à - to phone about (the problem)tenirà à à - to hold (s-o) to, to insist on ___-ingtenir deà - to take after, resembletirer surà - to shoot attourner sur (là ©glise, la droite)à - to turn (toward the church, right)tourner vers (la droite)à - to turn to (the right)traduire en (franà §ais)à - to translate into (French)traduire vers (le franà §ais)à - to translate into (French)transformer qqch (en qqch)à - to change s-t (into s-t)travailler pourà - to work forse tromper deà - to mistaketroquer qqch contre qqchà - to swap something for s-t elsevaloir mieuxà - to be preferablese vendre en (bouteilles)à - to be sold in (bottles)venirà (dà ®ner, aider)à - to come (for dinner, to help)venir à à - to happen tovenir deà - to have just (done s-t)venir par (la cà ´te)à - to come along/by (the coast)vivre dans (la misà ¨re, la peur)à - to live in (poverty, fear)vivre de (ses rentes)à - to live on (ones income)voirà - to seevoter contreà - to vote againstvoter pourà - to vote forvouloirà - to wantvoyager en (train, taxi)à - to travel by (train, taxi)
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