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Aprs vs Derrire
French prepositions
The prepositions aprs and derrire have somewhat similar meanings, which of course means that students sometimes get them confused. Learn the
difference between aprs and derrire to put all of this confusion behind you.
Aprs
Aprs means "after" in terms of time or a sequence of events. It can be used with expressions of time (https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/telling-time/),
nouns (https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/nouns/), and stressed pronouns (https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/stressed-pronouns/).
Elle lave la voiture aprs quil pleut. She washes the car after it rains.
When talking about something that will happen in the future, French requires the future or future perfect, even though the English equivalent is the present
tense.
Derrire
Derrire means "behind" and indicates a position or location, whether literal or figurative. Its used only with nouns and stressed pronouns.
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