French Prepositions consisting of more than one word - French Grammar

 

• Prepositions can also be made up of several words instead of just one.

au bord de	at the edge of, at the side of
au bout de	after
à cause de	because of
au-dessous de	below
au-dessus de	above
au fond de	at the bottom of, at the end of
au milieu de	in the middle of

Au bout d’un moment, il s’est endormi.	After a while, he fell asleep.
Nous ne pouvons pas sortir à cause du mauvais temps.	We can’t go out because of the bad weather.
J’ai garé la voiture au bord de la route.	I parked the car by the side of the road.
Mon porte-monnaie est au fond de mon sac.	My purse is at the bottom of my bag.
Place le vase au milieu de la table.	Put the vase in the middle of the table.