Articles, Quantities, Stress Pronouns (OOPS) Flashcards

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1
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Which article would you use to refer to “a whole chicken?”

A

un poulet

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2
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What set of articles are used to refer to whole amounts of things?

A

Un or une - called the INDEFINITE articles

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3
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Which article would you use to refer to “part of a chicken”

A

Du poulet.

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4
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How are partitive articles used?

A

To refer to a certain quantity or a certain amount of something. While the words some or any are often omitted in English, the articles du and de la must be used in French. The partitive articles are generally used after a verb which implies consumption

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5
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Does the article have to agree with the noun in any situation?

A

Yes

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What are the definite articles? When are they used?

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Le, la, l’, les are definite articles. They are used to describe a noun in a general sense (J’aime le gâteau - (as a rule) I like cake) or a specific thing (Voici le gâteau - here is the cake (I baked))

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A box, can

A

une boîte

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un morceau

A

a piece (think a morsel)

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pack or package

A

un paquet

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jar

A

un pot

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un sac

A

bag

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bottle

A

une bouteille

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une tranche

A

a slice

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14
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What is the sentence structure for expressing quantity?

A

Expression of quantity + de + noun

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15
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enough

A

assez de

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16
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a lot, much, very much a lot, many

A

beaucoup de

17
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trop de

A

too much too many

18
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peu de

A

little, not much, few, not many

19
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a little, a little bit of

A

un peu de

20
Q

how much? how many?

A

combien de

21
Q

Can you use any form of tout le to refer to food?

A

Yes! It will agree in gender and number with the food that it introduces, and generally means “all the” or “the whole”

22
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un(e) autre

A

another

23
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d’autres

A

other

24
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several

A

plusieurs

25
Q

some, a few

A

quelques

26
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When we talk to or about others, or about ourselves we use _________.

A

When we talk to or about others, or about ourselves we use pronouns.

27
Q

Which are the subject pronouns?

A

je (j’), tu, il, elle, nous, vous, ils, elles

28
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When are stress pronouns used?

A
  • in sentences with no verb (qui parle français? MOI! PAS TOI!)
  • after c’est and ce n’est pas
    (C’EST LUI. CE N’EST PAS MOI)
  • To reinforce the subject (EUX, ILS voyagent souvent)
  • Before and after et and ou (Eux et moi, nous sommes amis)
  • After prepositions such as:
    *Pour (je travaille POUR LUI)
    *Avec (Vous jouez au volley avec EUX)
    *Chez - home, at home; to or at someone’s house (Tu ne vas pas CHEZ TOI. Tu vas CHEZ NOUS.
29
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Stress pronoun for je

A

moi

30
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Stress pronoun for tu

A

toi

31
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Stress pronoun for il

A

lui

32
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Stress pronoun for elle

A

elle

33
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Stress pronoun for nous

A

nous

34
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Stress pronoun for vous

A

vous

35
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Stress pronoun for ils

A

eux

36
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Stress pronoun for elles

A

elles