Africa

Djibouti

no article

Going there, being there

à Djibouti

Coming from

de Djibouti

Why

Djibouti takes no article at all, so the preposition stays à, with nothing between it and the name: à Djibouti.

The people

un Djiboutien, une Djiboutienne

Official languages

français, arabe

Capital

Djibouti →

Example

Le français est langue officielle à Djibouti.

French is an official language in Djibouti.

Worth knowing

Djibouti is both the country and the city, and takes no article: à Djibouti in both cases.

Read the full lesson : Prepositions of place →

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