Grammar

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Grammar / The prepositions à, au, en, aux + the name of a city or country

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The preposition au comes before the name of a country if it is masculine and starts with a consonant.

Le + masculine country	Au + masculine country
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. le Sénégal	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Je vais au Sénégal.
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. le Portugal	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Nous habitons au Portugal.

The preposition en always comes before the name of a country if it is feminine and before masculine countries if they start with a vowel.

La + feminine country	En + feminine country
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. la Chine	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Tu travailles en Chine.
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. la France	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Nous sommes en France.

The preposition aux comes before the name of a country if it is plural.

Les + plural country	Aux + plural country
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. les Pays-Bas	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Il va aux Pays-Bas.
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. les États-Unis	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. J'habite aux États-Unis.

The preposition à comes before the name of a city.

City name	À + city name
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Dakar	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Il part à Dakar.
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Bruxelles	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Nous habitons à Bruxelles.