Devant
Example: Le chat est assis devant la porte ouverte.
Definition
"Devant" is a French preposition meaning in front of or before, used to indicate the position of one object relative to another. For example, in the phrase 'Le chat est assis devant la porte ouverte,' it shows that the cat is sitting in front of the open door.
Etymology
The French preposition "devant" comes from the Latin word 'de' meaning down from or away, combined with 'ante,' meaning before. Did you know? This combination literally suggests being positioned ahead or before something, which perfectly matches its modern usage in French.
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"Devant" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (A1) - set 2", containing 103 commonly used words.
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