French Grammar Drills II Flashcards
plural article for the
les
plural article for some
des
plural article for these/those
ces
plural article for my
mes
plural article for your familiar
tes
plural article for his/her
ses
plural article for our
nos
plural article for your formal/plural
vos
plural article for their
leurs
plural article for which/what
quels/quelles
How to make a noun plural, generally
add -s to the noun
How to make nouns that end in -s, -x, or -z plural
remain unchanged
How to make nouns ending in -al plural
change -al to -aux
How to make nouns ending in -eau plural
add -x to the noun
plural of l’oeil (m)
les yeux
plural of le ciel
les cieux
plural of monsieur
messieurs
plural of madame
mesdames
plural of mademoiselle
mesdemoiselles
assez de
enough
beaucoup de
many, much
pas mal de
many, much
peu de
little
tant de
so many, so much
tellement de
so many, so much
trop de
too many, too much
un peu de
a little
combien de
how many, how much
ending of adverbs of quantity
always de or d’ regardless of noun that follows
une cuillerée de
a spoonful of
un gramme de
a gram of
une livre de
a pound of
un kilo de
a kilo of
un litre de
a liter of
un verre de
a glass of
une tasse de
a cup of
une bouteille de
a bottle of
un morceau de
a piece of
une tranche de
a slice of
une douzaine de
a dozen
une centaine de
a hundred
une boîte de
a box of
ending of specific measurements
always de or d’ regardless of noun that follows
plusieurs
several (does not require de or d’)
quelques
a few (does not require de or d’)
bien des
many, much (can be followed by article or contraction)
la plupart de
most of, the majority of (can be followed by article or contraction)
quelque chose
something (followed by de/d’ + a masculine singular adjective)
rien
nothing (followed by de/d’ + a masculine singular adjective)
partitive articles (some) in affirmative sentences
du, de la, de l’, des
partitive articles (not any, no) in negative senetences
pas de, pas d’
use of partitive article des before plural adjectives
not normally used
adjective + noun combinations that form an entity and in which des is used before plural adjective
des jeunes filles, des petits pains, des petits pois
article used when talking about things in general or abstractions
definite article
