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--- en:grammaire:construction_phrase:prepositions:expression_lieu:en_au_aux [2020/12/23 09:07] – créée helene
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 ======En France, au Canada, aux États-Unis ======
-In France, in Canada, in the United States
+//In France, in Canada, in the United States//
 =====Introduction=====
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 =====Construction=====
+In French, countries have masculine and feminine forms, so we use « le » or « la »
+  * <color deeppink>La France</color> est un pays d’Europe.
+  * //France is a European country.//
+  * <color blue>Le Canada</color> est un pays d’Amérique du Nord.
+  * //Canada is a North American country.//
+For countries starting with a vowel, we use the article « l’ »
+  * <color blue>L’Angola</color> est un pays d’Afrique.
+  * //Angola is an African country.//
+  * <color deeppink>L’Islande</color> est un pays du Nord.
+  * //Iceland is a Northern country.//
+Some countries have plural forms. So we use the article “les”:
+  * <color purple>Les Philippines</color> sont un pays d’Asie.
+  * //The Philippines are an Asian country.//
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-« en » is often used with countries that are **feminine** in French.
+When we talk about a country where we live, or where we’re going, we use the prepositions « en », « au » or « aux »
+« <color deeppink>**en**</color> » is used with countries that are **feminine** in French.
 <color deeppink>**La**</color> Belgique : je travaille/ j’habite/je vais ....  <color deeppink>**en**</color> Belgique.
-//Belgium :	I work / I live 	in Belgium//
+//Belgium :	I work / I live 	in Belgium.  I go  to Belgium. //
 <color deeppink>**La**</color> Thaïlande : je travaille/ j’habite/je vais ....  <color deeppink>**en**</color> Thaïlande.
-//Thailand :	I work / I live	in Thailand//
+//Thailand :	I work / I live	in Thailand.  I go to Thailand. //
 <color deeppink>**La**</color> Suède : je travaille/ j’habite/je vais ....  <color deeppink>**en**</color> Suède.
-//Sweden :	I work / I live	in Sweden//
+//Sweden :	I work / I live	in Sweden. I go to Sweden.//
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- « en » is used with countries that start with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u, y).
+ « **__en__**» is used with countries that start with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u, y).
-<color deeppink>**L’**</color>Italie : je travaille/ j’habite/je vais ....  <color deeppink>**en**</color> Italie.
+<color deeppink>**L’**</color>**__I__**talie : je travaille/ j’habite/je vais ....  <color deeppink>**en**</color> Italie.
-//Italy :	I work / I live	in Italy//
+//Italy :	I work / I live	in Italy. I go to Italy.//
 <color blue>**L’**</color>Angola : je travaille/ j’habite/je vais ....  <color blue>**en**</color> Angola.
-//Angola : 	I work / I live	in Angola//
+//Angola : 	I work / I live	in Angola. I go to Angola.//
 <color deeppink >**L’**</color>Afrique du Sud: je travaille/ j’habite/je vais ....  <color deeppink >**en**</color> l’Afrique du Sud.
-//South Africa :	I work / I live	in South Africa//
+//South Africa :	I work / I live	in South Africa. I go to South Africa.//
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-On utilise "au" avec **les noms de pays masculins**.
+"<color blue>**au**</color>" is used with countries that are **masculine** in French.
 <color blue>**Le**</color> Japon: je travaille/ j’habite/je vais ....  <color blue>**au**</color> Japon.
+//Japan: I work/I live in Japan. I go to Japan.//
 <color blue>**Le**</color> Portugal: je travaille/ j’habite/je vais ....  <color blue>**au**</color> Portugal.
+//Portugal: I work/I live in Portugal. I go to Portugal.//
 <color blue>**Le**</color> Mexique: je travaille/ j’habite/je vais ....  <color blue>**au**</color> Mexique.
+//Mexico: I work/I live in Mexico. I go to Mexico.//
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-On utilise "aux" avec **les noms de pays pluriel**.
+"<color purple>**aux**</color>" is used with countries that are **plural** in French.
 <color purple>**Les**</color> Philippines: je travaille/ j’habite/je vais ....  <color purple>**aux**</color> Philippines.
+//The Philippines: I work/I live in the Philippines. I go to the Philippines.//
 <color purple>**Les**</color> États-Unis: je travaille/ j’habite/je vais ....  <color purple>**aux**</color> États-Unis.
+//The United States: I work/I live in the United States. I go to the United States.//
 <color purple>**Les**</color> Pays-Bas: je travaille/ j’habite/je vais ....  <color purple>**aux**</color> Pays-Bas.
+//The Netherlands: I work/I live in the Netherlands. I go to the Netherlands.//
+=====Note=====
+We use the same rule for continents
+  * en Europe    (//in Europe//)
+  * en Asie  (//in Asia//)
+for States
+  * au Nevada (//in Nevada//)
+and for regions
+  * en Bourgogne (//in Bourgogne//)
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