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Mar 18, 2024 · You know how to use partitive articles (du, de la, de l', des) in affirmative sentences by now (see Du/de la/de l'/des = Some/any (French Partitive Articles)). In negative sentences, they change form.
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Knowing whether to use du, de la, or des rather than just de can be a real challenge! This lesson is a detailed explanation of when to use the preposition de all by itself and when to use the indefinite article, partitive article, or de + definite article (which looks like the partitive – but isn’t. Ugh!)
- The Basic Rules
- Partitive Article in The Negative Sentence
- Partitive Articles with Faire
- Partitive Articles with Expressions of Quantity
- Avoir Envie de and avoir Besoin de
The partitive articles are usually used to refer to a part of quantity that can’t really be counted or quantified but only measured, like a portion of an item, some food, some drink, a personal quality etc. Du is used before masculine nouns, de la is used before feminine nouns and de l’ is used before both masculine and feminine nouns starting with...
In the negative, the partitive articles become de/d’: Je prends du café (I take/drink coffee) -> Je ne prends pas du de café(I don’t take/drink coffee) Je veux du sucre (I want sugar) -> Je ne veux pas du de sucre(I don’t want sugar) Tu manges de la viande ? (you eat meat ?) -> Tu ne manges pas de la de viande(you don’t eat meat ?) Tu veux de l’hui...
In French we usually use the verb faire(to do/make) followed by a partitive article when we talk about an activity, a hobby or the practice of a sport : je fais du vélo/ I bicycle Mon frère fait de la peinture/ My brother paints Mes amis font du foot/ My friends play football (soccer) Laura fait de la danse moderne/ Laura practices modern dance
Partitive articles reduce to de/d’after expressions of quantity : Quelle quantité de pâtes tu veux ?/ How much pasta do you want ? Vous avez mangé beaucoup de pizzas aujourd’hui !/ You ate a lot of pizza today ! Il y a trop de sel dans cette soupe !/ There is too much salt in this soup Achète un litre de lait s’il te plait !/ Buy a liter of milk pl...
De/d’ is used with unmodified nouns that follow avoir envie de (to want, to wish) and avoir besoin de(to need) : Pour faire des crêpes on a besoin de lait / To make crêpes we need milk J’ai besoin de farine ! / I need flour ! Vous avez besoin d’eau ! / You need water ! J’ai envie dechocolat ! / I want chocolat ! J’ai envie decroissant ! / I want cr...
După transmisia radio, Eduard a părăsit Regatul Unit pentru Austria. Fratele său, Prințul Albert, Duce de York, i-a succedat la tron ca George al VI-lea. Fiica cea mare a lui George, Prințesa Elisabeta, a devenit prima în linia de succesiune ca moștenitoare prezumtivă.
Romanul "Doi ani de vacanță", publicat în 1888 de recunoscutul autor francez Jules Verne, abordează principalele teme ale operei sale - aventura, călătoria, progresul tehnic - dintr-o perspectivă inedită, cea a unui grup de copii naufragiați pe o insulă pustie.
