Which preposition do I use with countries?
The use of prepositions to say you are 'in' a country is actually quite simple in French. Your two options are 'en' (which is more common) and 'au'.
'Au' is used with masculine countries that begin with a consonant.
example: mon frère va au Pakistan
'En' is used with feminine countries...
example: nous sommes en France
...and masculine countries that begin with a vowel.
example: je vais en Afghansitan.
As long as you know the gender of the country (unless it starts with a vowel, in which case you don't even need the gender to determine the preposition), finding the right preposition is easy!
To summarise:
masc consonant: au
fem/masc vowel: en
Reminder: names of towns ALL use the preposition 'à' (no matter what the gender)
example: je vais à Paris.
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