Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Learn How to Use the French Preposition Par
The French preposition par means through, by, or per in English. It is used to indicate the manner in which something is done, the reason behind an event, the direction something moves, or the amount of something per some unit of measurement. In everyday conversation, you might use par when giving directions to someone or to describe how an event occurred. Examples of Par Je suis sortie par la porte.I left through/by the door.Jai appris la verità © par hasard.I learned the truth by accident.Il la obtenu par la force.He obtained it by force.Je lai envoyà © par la poste.I sent it through the mail.Il a jetà © les dà ©chets par la fenà ªtre.He threw the garbage though/out the window.Il gagne 500 euros par semaine.He earns 500 euros per week.Par is often used to introduce the agent in the passive voice:Ce livre, à ©crit par Voltaire...This book, written by Voltaire...La tasse a à ©tà © cassà ©e par un chien.The cup was broken by a dog. Verbs With Par As with prepositions in English, there are some instances when a verb will also require using par in sentence construction. Some of the most common French verbs are: arriver par   to succeed through/bycommencer par  infinitive   to begin by ___-ingfaire par (la pitià ©, lamour)   to do out of (pity, love)finir par infinitive   to end up ___-ing / to finally do somethinghabiter par ici   to live around herejurer par   to swear byobtenir quelque chose par   to obtain something byprendre quelquun par (la main)   to take someone by (the hand)ressembler par   to resemble due tosortir par (la fenà ªtre)   to leave by (the window)venir par (la cà ´te)   to come along/by (the coast)
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