Sous
Example: Le chat dort sous la table dans la cuisine.
Definition
"Sous" is a French preposition meaning 'under' or 'beneath,' used to indicate the position of something below or underneath another object, as in the phrase 'Le chat dort sous la table' (The cat sleeps under the table).
Etymology
The French preposition "sous" comes from the Latin word 'sub,' meaning 'under' or 'below.' Over time, 'sub' evolved in Old French to 'sos' and eventually became 'sous' in modern French. Did you know that many Romance languages have similar words derived from Latin 'sub' to express the concept of being beneath something?
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"Sous" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (A1) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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