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FRENCH PREPOSITIONS
(après & derrière)
Definition: There is often confusion between the prepositions après and derrière and their opposites avant and devant.
Après and derrière are used in the following circumstances:
- Après expresses something to do with time and means after.
It can be used in front of a temporal expression, noun, pronoun, verb, or clause.
après 3h00
after 3:00
après le cours
after the class
après avoir mangé
after eating
après qu'il le fera
after he does it
- Derrière expresses position or location (figurative or literal) and means behind.
It can be used only in front of a noun or pronoun.
derrière la maison
behind the house
chercher derrière les apparences
look behind (beyond) appearances
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