Grammar Study - Partitives Flashcards
1
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For saying ‘some’ or ‘any’
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e.g. j’achete du pain (I am buying some bread)
2
Q
You use de + the correct article …
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de + le = du
de + la = de la
de + l’ = de l’
de + les = des
3
Q
When playing an instrument we use jouer de (where de must agree with the article of the following noun), e.g.
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e.g. je joue du piano
4
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When talking about quantities, de doesn’t need a following article, e.g.
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e.g. j’ai acheté un kilo de pommes
5
Q
We use it for other common quantity expressions, which don’t need a following article, e.g.
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e.g. beaucoup de peu de un peu de trop de assez de plus/moins de