24-To / In and From places, cities, and countries
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Places
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Cities
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Countries
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Masc.
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au
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du
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à
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de
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au
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du
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Fem.
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à la
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de la
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à
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de
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en
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de
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Vowel
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à l'
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de l'
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à
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d'
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en
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d'
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Plural
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aux
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des
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aux
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des
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aux
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des
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If the name of a country ends in-e, the gender is feminine. If it ends in anything else, it is masculine. All continents are feminine. The country exceptions are le Cambodge, le Mexique, le Zaïre, le Zimbabwe, and le Mozambique. Some cities have an article as well, such as La Nouvelle-Orléans (New Orleans).
Je vais à la boulangerie. I'm going to the bakery.
Il vient de Londres. He comes from London.
On va en France demain. We're going to France tomorrow.
Tu viens du Mexique ? You come from Mexico?
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Prepositions with Regions, Provinces & States
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To / In
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From
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Feminine
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en
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de
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Islands
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à
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de / d'
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Masc. w/ Vowel
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en / dans l'
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d' / de l'
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Masc. w/ Consonant
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au / dans le
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du
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In general, if a region, province or state ends in -e, it is feminine. Californie, Caroline du Nord / Sud, Floride, Géorgie, Louisiane, Pennsylvanie, and Virginie are the feminine American states; while Maine is masculine. For French régions or départements that begin with Haut(e), the h is an aspirate h, and therefore, there is no elision with preceding words, i.e. de Haut-Rhin, la Haute-Normandie, etc.
Elles habitent en Californie. They live in California.
Il est de Haute-Savoie. He is from Haute-Savoie.
Ce fromage vient du Nord. This cheese comes from Nord.
Je veux voyager dans le Texas. I want to travel in Texas.
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