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L’article partitif: du et de la. Emily Lowe Period 3. Du et de la. The partitives “du” and “de la” are used to refer to a certain QUANTITY or AMOUNT of something. . “Du” has the following forms:. EXEMPLES: Je veux du poisson – I want some fish.
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L’article partitif:du et de la Emily Lowe Period 3
Du et de la • The partitives “du” and “de la” are used to refer to a certain QUANTITY or AMOUNT of something.
“Du” has the following forms: EXEMPLES: Je veuxdupoisson – I want some fish. Elle mange de la glace au chocolat – She eats some chocolate ice cream. Ilsboiventde l’eauminérale – They drink some mineral water. GIVE ME SOME FISH!
Les Phrases negatifs • Negative phrases ALWAYS use “de” instead of “du” or “de la” EXEMPLES: 1. Elle ne boitjamaisde soda – She never drinks soda. 2. Nous ne voulons pas de pain – We don’t want any bread. 3. Je n’ai pas prisd’oeufs – I didn’t have any eggs.
Practice time! Translate the sentences into English: • Je veux de la tarte. • Vousmangez du fromage. • Tun’as pas pris de café. Translate the sentences into French: • You (plural) eat some salad. • He doesn’t want any grapefruit. • We drink some coffee.
Answers! Translate the sentences into English: • Je veux de la tarte. I want some pie. • Vousmangez du fromage. You (plural) eat some cheese. • Tun’as pas pris de café. You didn’t have any coffee. Translate the sentences into French: • You (plural) eat some salad.Vousmangez de la salade. • He doesn’t want any grapefruit. Ilne veut pas de pamplemousse. • We drink some coffee. Nous buvons du café.
Bibliography • Valetta, Jean-Paul, and Rebecca M. Valette. Discovering French. Ed. Gail Smith. 2nd ed. Evanston: McDougal Littell, 2004. Print. • Google Images QUESTIONS???