Asia

Osaka

no article

Going there, being there

à Osaka

Coming from

d'Osaka

Why

Osaka is a city name, and a city takes à, with no article: à Osaka.

Example

Le train d'Osaka arrive dans dix minutes.

The train from Osaka arrives in ten minutes.

Worth knowing

The name starts with a vowel, so de elides: you come d'Osaka, as you come d'Amsterdam.

Read the full lesson : Prepositions of place →

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