The Preposition DE In French - How And When To Use It // French Grammar Course // Lesson 15 🇫🇷 Flashcards

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when is de used

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from,of,about

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forms of de

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de+le=du
de+la=de la
de+l’=masculine or fem with vowel

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starting point of origin

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je viens de la belgique-i am coming from belgium
il arrive du luxembourg-he is arrivimg from luxemborug
elle part de new york-she is leaving from new york

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to indicate what something contains

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un verre de vin-a glass of wine
une bouteille d’eau
une tasse de cafe-a cup of coffee

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to describe the use of something

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un sac de couchage
des chaussures de sport-sport shoes

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possesion

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le livre de paul
la voiture de marie
le mari de jeanne

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from to with a

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De paris a bruxelles
nous partons du mardi au vendredi-we are leaving from tuesday to friday

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superlatives

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la plus belle femme du monde
le meilleure hotel de la ville

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quantities

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only uses de
beaucoup de
peu de
moins de
je suis de bonne humeur aujourd’hui

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verbs+de+noun

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Verb + de + noun
s’agir de to be a question of
s’apercevoir de to notice
approcher de to approach
arriver de (Paris, Canada) to arrive from (Paris, Canada)
avoir besoin de to need
avoir envie de to want
avoir l’habitude de to be used to, in the habit of
avoir peur de to be afraid of
changer de (train) to change (trains)
convaincre de to convince of
couvrir de to cover with
déborder de (informal) to be bursting with
démunir (qqun) de to deprive (s.o.) of
dépendre de to depend on
douter de to doubt
Ă©crire de (la main gauche) to write with (the left hand)
s’emparer de to grab
s’étonner de to be amazed by
féliciter de to congratulate
hériter de to inherit
jouer de to play (an instrument)
jouir de to enjoy
manquer de to lack
se méfier de to distrust, beware of
se moquer de to make fun of
s’occuper de to be busy with
partir de to leave
se passer de to do without
penser de to have an opinion about
se plaindre de to complain about
profiter de to make the most of
punir de to punish for
raffoler de to love, be crazy about
recompenser de to reward for
remercier de to thank for
se rendre compte de to realize
rĂŞver de to dream of, desire
rire de to laugh at
servir de to put to use as
se servir de to use
se soucier de to care about
se souvenir de to remember
tenir de to take after, resemble
se tromper de to mistake
vivre de to live on

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e.g

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je me souviens de cette histoire

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Verb + de + infinitive

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accepter de to accept, agree to
accuser (quelqu’un) de to accuse (someone) of
achever de to finish ___-ing
s’agir de to be a question of ___-ing
(s’)arrêter de to stop ___-ing
attendre de to wait to
avertir (qqun) de (ne pas) to warn (someone) (not) to
avoir peur de to be afraid of ___-ing
blâmer (qqun) de to blame (someone) for ___-ing
cesser de to stop, cease ___-ing
choisir de to choose to
commander (Ă  qqun) de to order (someone) to
commencer de* to start to / ___-ing
conseiller de to advise to
se contenter de to be happy ___-ing
continuer de* to continue to / ___-ing
convenir de to agree to
craindre de to fear ___-ing
décider de to decide to
défendre (à quelqu’un) de to forbid (someone) to do s.t.
se délecter de to delight in ___-ing
demander (à quelqu’un) de to ask (someone) to do something
se dépêcher de to hurry to
déranger quelqu’un de to bother someone to
dire (à quelqu’un) de to tell (someone) to do something
s’efforcer de to endeavor, try one’s best to
empĂŞcher de to prevent, keep from ___-ing
s’empresser de to hurry to
ennuyer quelqu’un de to bother/upset someone to
essayer de to try to
ĂŞtre (adjective / past participle) de to be (adj / ___ed) to
s’excuser de to apologize for ___-ing
féliciter de to congratulate for ___-ing
finir de to finish ___-ing
se hâter de to hurry to
manquer de to neglect, fail to
mériter de to deserve to
offrir de to offer to
oublier de to forget to
(se) permettre de to allow (oneself) to
persuader de to persuade to
prendre garde de to be careful not to
prendre le parti de to decide to
se presser de to hurry to
prier de to beg to
promettre de to promise to
proposer de to suggest ___-ing
refuser de to refuse to
regretter de to regret ___-ing
remercier de to thank for ___-ing
rĂŞver de to dream of ___-ing
risquer de to risk ___-ing
se soucier de to care about ___-ing
se souvenir de to remember ___-ing
supplier de to be / beseech
tâcher de to try to
venir de (faire quelque chose) to have just (done something)

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etre en train de-to be in the process of doing something

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je suis en train de manger
je suis en train d’ecrire un livre
le chat est un train de se laver-the cat is cleaning himslef

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etre+sur le point+de=about to

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je suis sur le point de partir-i am about to leave
la branche est sur le point de tomber

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etre+adjective+infinitive

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etre anxieuse de
etre obligue de
e.g nous sommes triste de partir

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