chez

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/ʃe/

preposition

at someone's home

at the premises of a professional, shop or business that represents a person (e.g. "chez le coiffeur")

Je vais chez Julie ce soir.

I'm going to Julie's tonight.

Synonyms:au domicile de, à la maison de

preposition

among; within a group

in the case of; characteristic of (someone or something)

Chez les adolescents, ce phénomène est fréquent.

Among teenagers, this phenomenon is common.

Synonyms:parmi, en ce qui concerne

Notes

GENERAL INFO

Chez is a preposition. It means "at the home/place of" or "among/in the mind of."

USAGE

It's always followed by a stressed pronoun (e.g., *chez moi*, *chez toi*) or a noun referring to a person or profession (e.g., *chez le médecin*, *chez Jean*, *chez le coiffeur*). It indicates location at someone's residence or workplace.

TRAPS

Do not use chez for inanimate objects; it's exclusively for people, animals, or sometimes businesses representing people. It cannot be followed by an object pronoun (e.g., *chez le* is incorrect for an object).