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In this article, you are going to learn How to use the words devant et derrière ?. Let’s go !
We use these words to locate ourselves in space
They can be either a preposition or an adverb
Preposition
Il est devant l'église
He is in front of the church
Nous sommes derrière le parking
We are behind the parking lot
Il a joué devant un public
He performed in front of an audience
Le chat est derrière la table
The cat is behind the table
Elles son devant le restaurant
They are in front of the restaurant
Adverb
On met la voiture derrière ?
We put the car behind ?
Devant c'est mieux
In front of is better
Derrière, il y a plus d'espace
Behind there is more space
Je monte dans la voiture, devant
I get in the car, in front
Derrière on n'entend pas très bien
Behind we can't hear very well
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