On, upon - Sur (The 16th Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for On, upon is Sur. It can be used as adjective, preposition. This word often comes up when talking about location & place. It is the 16th most commonly used word in French, classified as a A1 word. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

en English: on, upon

fr French: sur

Examples

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You're on the list. Vous êtes sur la liste.
Every fifth person has a car in this country. Une personne sur cinq possède une voiture dans ce pays.
I've only heard good things about him. Je n'ai entendu que des bonnes choses sur lui.
We don't need to do everything on the list. Nous n'avons pas besoin de tout faire sur la liste.
I saw many humans on whom there were no clothes; I saw many clothes in which there were no humans. J'ai vu beaucoup d'humains sur lesquels il n'y avait pas de vêtements; J'ai vu beaucoup de vêtements dans lesquels il n'y avait pas d'humains.
We don't know him. Nous ne savons rien sur lui.
You ask questions about everything. Vous posez des questions sur tout.
I'll put it on your bill. Je vais le mettre sur votre facture.

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On, upon - Sur (The 16th Most Common French Word)
Be careful on the way home. Sois prudent sur le chemin de la maison 
Without the sun, we couldn't live on the earth. Sans le Soleil, nous ne pourrions vivre sur la Terre.
If it were not for air, we could not live on the earth. Si ce n'était pas pour l'air, nous ne pourrions pas vivre sur la terre.
Without the Sun, we could not live on the Earth. Sans le soleil, nous ne pourrions pas vivre sur la Terre.
I have no money with me now. Je n’ai pas de monnaie sur moi.
I have no hair on my head. Je n'ai pas de cheveux sur la tête.
I'm working on another case. Je travaille sur un autre dossier.
We can not agree with you on this point. Nous ne pouvons pas être d'accord avec vous sur ce point.
There's no life on the moon. Il n'y a pas de vie sur la Lune.
I want to fly to the moon. Je veux voyager sur la Lune.
There is no air on the moon. Sur la Lune il n'y a pas d'air.
There's a secret passage on the left. Il y a un passage secret sur la gauche.
There is a beautiful girl on the paper. Il y a une belle fille sur le papier.

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On, upon - Sur (The 16th Most Common French Word)

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