
French verbs with the preposition DE
Les verbes français et la préposition DE
Part of Level 2 | French Verbs and Their Prepositions
List of 20 verbs that take the preposition DE
- accepter de …. to accept to
- avoir besoin de …. to need to
- avoir envie de …. to want to
- cesser de …. to stop –ing, to cease –ing
- continuer de …. to continue to
- craindre de …. to fear –ing
- faire semblant de …. to pretend to
- finir de …. to finish –ing
- manquer de quelque chose …. to miss something
- parler de …. to speak about
- penser de …. to think of, to have an opinion about
- profiter de …. to make the most of, to enjoy
- rêver de …. to dream of
- s’agir de …. to be a question of, to be about
- s’occuper de …. to be busy with
- se méfier de …. to distrust, beware of, to be wary of
- se moquer de …. to make fun of
- se rendre compte de …. to realize something
- servir de …. to be used as, to serve as
- se souvenir de …. to remember something or to remember to
Long list
Long list of common verbs that take the preposition DE
See why some of the verbs are in italics at the bottom of the list.
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- accepter de …. to accept to
- accuser quelqu’un de …. to accuse someone of
- arrêter de …. to stop –ing
- avoir besoin de …. to need to
- avoir envie de …. to want to
- avoir honte de …. to be ashamed to
- avoir peur de …. to be afraid of
- cesser de …. to stop –ing, to cease –ing
- choisir de …. to choose to
- conseiller quelqu’un de …. to advise someone to
- continuer de …. to continue to
- convenir de …. to admit to
- craindre de …. to fear –ing
- décider de …. to decide to
- défendre à quelqu’un de …. to forbid someone to do
- demander de …. to ask to
- dépendre de …. to depend on
- dire à quelqu’un de …. to tell someone to
- douter de …. to doubt something
- empêcher de …. to prevent from, to keep from
- essayer de …. to try to
- être + adjectif + de …. to be + adjective to
- faire semblant de …. to pretend to
- féliciter quelqu’un de …. to congratulate someone for
- finir de …. to finish –ing
- jouer de (instrument)…. to play (an instrument)
- jouir de …. to enjoy something
- manquer de quelque chose …. to miss something
- manquer de …. to almost do something
- mériter de …. to deserve to
- offrir de …. to offer to
- oublier de …. to forget to
- parler de …. to speak about
- partir de …. to leave from
- penser de …. to think of, to have an opinion about
- permettre à quelqu’un de …. to allow someone to
- prendre le parti de …. to decide to, to side for
- prier quelqu’un de …. to beg someone to
- profiter de …. to make the most of, to take advantage of, to enjoy
- promettre de …. to promise to
- proposer de …. to suggest –ing
- récompenser quelqu’un de …. to reward someone for
- refuser de …. to refuse to
- regretter de …. to regret –ing
- remercier de …. to thank for
- rêver de …. to dream of
- rire de …. to laugh at
- risquer de …. to risk –ing
- s’agir de …. to be a question of, to be about
- s’approcher de …. to approach something
- s’arrêter de …. to stop oneself from –ing
- s’emparer de …. to grab something
- s’étonner de …. to be amazed by
- s’excuser de …. to apologize for
- s’occuper de …. to be busy with
- s’apercevoir de …. to notice, to realize
- s’empresser de …. to rush –ing
- se contenter de …. to content oneself with, to settle for
- se dépêcher de …. to hurry to –ing
- se hâter de …. to hurry to
- se méfier de …. to distrust, beware of, to be wary of
- se moquer de …. to make fun of
- se parler de …. to talk to one another about
- se passer de …. to do without
- se permettre de …. to allow oneself to
- se plaindre de …. to complain about
- se presser de …. to hurry -ing
- se rendre compte de …. to realize something
- se servir de …. to use something
- se soucier de …. to care about
- se souvenir de …. to remember something or to remember to
- servir de …. to be used as, to serve as
- soupçonner quelqu’un de …. to suspect someone to
- suggérer de …. to suggest to
- supplier quelqu’un de …. to beg someone to
- tâcher de …. to try to, to attempt to
- tenir de …. to take after someone, resemble someone
- venir de+endroit …. to come from+place
- venir de …. to have just done something
- vivre de …. to live on
The Expert Corner
It is important to know the preposition of a verb when trying to make our French a bit more sophisticated.
EN, ELLE, LUI or DONT
EN
J’ai besoin de tomates pour faire la salade.
I need tomatoes to make a salad.
TOMATES is a noun. So if I need to replace TOMATES by a pronoun, I’ll say:
J’EN ai besoin pour faire la salade.
When followed by a NOUN, verbs in italics in the list above may use the pronoun EN.
ELLE or LUI
J’ai besoin d’ANNE pour comprendre la préposition DE.
I need Anne to understand the preposition DE.
ANNE is a person. So if I need to replace ANNE by a pronoun, I’ll say:
J’ai besoin D’ELLE pour comprendre la préposition DE.
I need HER to understand the preposition DE.
If we were dealing with a man, we’d say:
J’ai besoin DE LUI pour comprendre la préposition DE.
I need HIM to understand the preposition DE.
DONT
La chaise est dans la cuisine. J’ai besoin de la chaise.
The chair is in the kitchen. I need the chair.
If I need to make one sentence out of these two sentences, I’ll use the relative pronoun DONT and I’ll say:
La chaise DONT j’ai besoin est dans la cuisine.
The chair I need is in the kitchen.
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