'de'

Question 1

What does ‘de’ mean? Give 3 ways of using it

Answer 1

1. To mean ‘some’ or ‘any’
2. To mean ‘from’ or ‘of’
3. As part of a preposition

Question 2

Does ‘de’ need gender agreements when it means ‘some’ or ‘any’?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

What is the masculine singular version of ‘de’?

Give an example by saying ‘I will drink some wine’.

Answer 3

du

Je boirai du vin

Question 4

What is the feminine singular version of ‘de’?

Give an example by saying ‘do you have any salad?’

Answer 4

de la

Avez-vous de la salade?

Question 5

What is the plural version of ‘de’?

Give an example by saying ‘I ate some chocolates’.

Answer 5

des

J’ai mangé des chocolats

Question 6

If the next word begins with a vowel or an ‘h’, what do you do with ‘de’?

Give an example by saying ‘my mother bought some oil’.

Answer 6

de l’

Ma mère a acheté de l’huile

Question 7

If there is an adjective BEFORE the noun that ‘de’ is describing, does ‘de’ still have gender agreements?

Answer 7

No, it has no gender agreements

Question 8

Translate:

I saw some beautiful cars

Why have you used ‘de’ in this way?

Answer 8

J’ai vu de belles voitures

‘de’ does not have gender agreements because there is an adjective (‘belles’) before the noun (‘voitures’)

Question 9

Does ‘de’ need gender agreements when it means ‘from’ or ‘of’?

Answer 9

No

Question 10

Translate:

I am from Hoddesdon

Why have you used ‘de’ in this way?

Answer 10

Je viens d’Hoddesdon

There is no gender agreement on ‘de’ because it means ‘from’, but it becomes ‘d’ because Hoddesdon begins with an H.

Question 11

Translate:

Jimmy’s book

Why have you used ‘de’ in this way?

Answer 11

Le livre de Jimmy

There is no gender agreement on ‘de’ because it means ‘of’ here

Question 12

Does ‘de’ need gender agreements when it is part of a preposition?

What is a preposition?

Answer 12

Yes

Preposition = a word that indicates a location OR a relationship between a noun / pronoun and other parts of the sentence

Question 13

Translate:

Near to the house

Why have you used ‘de’ in this way?

Answer 13

près de la maison

‘de’ has gender agreements because it is part of a preposition here, and ‘maison’ is feminine

Question 14

Translate:

Opposite the supermarket

Why have you used ‘de’ in this way?

Answer 14

En face du supermarché

‘de’ has gender agreements because it is part of a preposition here, and ‘supermarché’ is masculine

Question 15

Translate:

Near to the grocery

Why have you used ‘de’ in this way?

Answer 15

près d’épicerie

‘de’ has gender agreements because it is part of a preposition here, and ‘épicerie’ begins with a vowel

Question 16

Translate:

Opposite the shops

Why have you used ‘de’ in this way?

Answer 16

en face des magasins

‘de’ has gender agreements because it is part of a preposition here, and ‘magasins’ is plural

Question 17

Is this plural version of ‘de’ the same for masculine and feminine nouns?

Answer 17

Yes, it is always ‘des’ irrespective of gender