Les regles associes pour ​les noms de la geographie qui prennent les prepositions, a (to, at) et de (from, of)

Rule 1: Countries ending in "e" are usually feminine but these are masculine (the exceptions): Mozambique, ​Mexique, Cambodge, Belize, and Zimbabwe.

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Rule 2: ​Remember the two plural countries: Les Etats-Unis (USA) et Les Pays-Bas (The Netherlands)

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Rule 3: ​States ending in "e" are usually feminine, except for "the specials", they are masculine: Le Texas, Le Kansas, L'Oregon, Le Michigan, Le Tennessee, Le Nouveau-Mexique, Le Maine

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​Rule 4: All continents are feminine except, L' Antartique.

Geographical Names with Prepositions

Les regles associes pour ​les noms de la geographie qui prennent les prepositions, a (to, at) et de (from, of)

​Rule 1: ​All cities take "a". Done! Ex. Je vais a Paris.

Rule 2: All continents take "en". Ex. Je vais en Europe.

Rule 3: ​Feminine countries, provinces, states take "en". Je vais en France. (country) Je vais en Quebec. (province/region) Je vais en Georgie. (state)

Rule 4: Masculine countries, provinces​, take "au"/Masculine state - "dans le/l". Je vais dans le Texas ou Je vais dans l'etat de Texas.

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​Geographical Names with Prepositions

​With the Preposition, a (to, at, in)

With the preposition, de (from)

​Rule 1: ​All cities, continents, feminine countries and provinces, and states take "de/d'". Done! Ex. Je viens de Savannah (city). Je viens d'Amerique du Nord (continent). Je viens de France (country). Je viens de Georgie (state).

Rule 2: All masculine countries, provinces, take "du" except for those starting with a vowel, they take "d' ". Je viens du Japon. Je viens du Quebec.

Rule 3: Masculine states take "du" or "de l"​. Je viens de l'Illinois.

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​Geographical Names with Prepositions

Les regles associes pour ​les noms de la geographie qui prennent les prepositions, a (to, at) et de (from, of)