The Prepositions “dans”, “pour” and “par”

Prepositions link words to other words to form a meaningful sentence. In French, there are many prepositions. Each one of them has a specific use. Some of them have multiple uses. In this lesson, we will study the prepositions “dans”, “par”, and “pour”.

The Preposition “dans”

“Dans” is used mainly in three cases: to express the physical and abstract location of a person or an object and to express time mostly in the future.

I. “Dans” expressing physical location

Examples:

Le chat est dans le placard.
The cat is in the closet.

Il a trouvé son ordinateur dans la cave.
He found his computer in the cellar.