Americas

La Bolivie

Bolivia

feminine

Going there, being there

en Bolivie

Coming from

de Bolivie

Why

La Bolivie is feminine, and a feminine country name takes en: en Bolivie.

The people

un Bolivien, une Bolivienne

Official languages

espagnol, quechua, aymara

Capital

Sucre

Example

Le grand désert de sel est en Bolivie.

The great salt flat is in Bolivia.

Worth knowing

Two cities share the role: Sucre is the constitutional capital, La Paz the seat of government. The preposition does not change either way: à Sucre and à La Paz.

Read the full lesson : Prepositions of place →

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