The Partitive article Flashcards
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some butter
du beurre
du is used in front of masculine singular nouns
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some orange juice
du jus d’orange
du is used in front of masculine singular nouns
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some meat
de la viande
de la is used in front of feminine singular nouns.
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some margarine
de la margarine
de la is used in front of feminine singular nouns.
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some money
de l’argent
de l’ is used in front of nouns beginning with a vowel
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some water
de l’eau
de l’ is used in front of nouns beginning with a vowel
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some grass
de l’herbe
de l’ is used in front of nouns beginning with a vowel
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some cakes
des gâteaux
des is used in front of plural nouns.
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some letters
des lettres
des is used in front of plural nouns
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some hotels
des hôtels
des is used in front of plural nouns
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We don’t have any butter.
Nous n’avons pas de beurre.
In -ve expressions, partitive articles change to de.
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I never eat meat.
Je ne mange jamais de viande.
In -ve expressions, partitive articles change to de.
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There aren’t any stamps.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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?
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
Elle ne veut pas de beurre.
Any is often used to translate de into English
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I don’t take milk.
Je ne prends pas de lait.
Any can often be omitted when translating de to English
