The Partitive article Flashcards

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some butter

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du beurre

du is used in front of masculine singular nouns

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some orange juice

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du jus d’orange

du is used in front of masculine singular nouns

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some meat

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de la viande

de la is used in front of feminine singular nouns.

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some margarine

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de la margarine

de la is used in front of feminine singular nouns.

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some money

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de l’argent

de l’ is used in front of nouns beginning with a vowel

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some water

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de l’eau

de l’ is used in front of nouns beginning with a vowel

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some grass

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de l’herbe

de l’ is used in front of nouns beginning with a vowel

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some cakes

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des gâteaux

des is used in front of plural nouns.

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some letters

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des lettres

des is used in front of plural nouns

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some hotels

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des hôtels

des is used in front of plural nouns

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We don’t have any butter.

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Nous n’avons pas de beurre.

In -ve expressions, partitive articles change to de.

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I never eat meat.

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Je ne mange jamais de viande.

In -ve expressions, partitive articles change to de.

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There aren’t any stamps.

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Il n’y a pas de timbres.

In -ve expressions, partitive articles change to de.

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He doesn’t have any money.

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Il n’a pas d’argent.

de changes to d’ in front of a word starting with a vowel

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There isn’t a clock in the room.

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Il n’y a pas d’horloge dans la pièce.

de changes to d’ in front of most words starting with an h

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I got some lovely presents

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J’ai reçu de jolis cadeaux

When an adjective comes before a plural noun, des changes to de

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This area has some very pretty villages.

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Cette région possède de très jolis villages.

When an adjective comes before a plural nouns, des changes to de

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He owes me money.

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Il me doit de l’argent

Some can often be omitted when translating to English

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I’m going to buy flour and butter to make a cake.

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Je vais acheter de la farine et du beurre pour faire un gâteau.

Some can often be omitted when translating to English

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Are there any letters for me?

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Est ce qu’il y a des lettres pour moi?

Any is often used to translate des into English

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She doesn’t want any butter

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Elle ne veut pas de beurre.

Any is often used to translate de into English

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I don’t take milk.

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Je ne prends pas de lait.

Any can often be omitted when translating de to English