Grammatical class

Preposition

derrière

behind

Details

Syllables

der-riè-re

Phonetics

dɛ.ʁjɛʁ

Grammatical class

Preposition

Freq. (books)

159

Freq. (movies)

546

Freq. (news)

547

Sentences

Va derrière moi.

Go behind me.

A1

Il est derrière moi.

He's behind me.

A1

Je suis derrière lui.

I'm behind him.

A1

Regarde derrière toi.

Look back.

A1

Je suis derrière Tom.

I'm behind Tom.

A1

Je me demande qui est derrière tout ça.

I wonder who is at the bottom of all this.

A2

Reste derrière moi.

Stay behind me.

A2

Il se cacha derrière l'arbre.

He hid behind the tree.

A2

Ils sont derrière toi.

They are behind you.

B1

Je fus assis derrière Tom.

I was sitting behind Tom.

B1

Je me cachai derrière l'arbre.

I hid behind the tree.

B1

Il se cacha derrière la porte.

He hid behind the door.

B1