D'Accord 4B Le Partitif

​Les Partitives : How to say "Some" in French

by Mme. Cook

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D'Accord 4B

Le Partitif

Le Partitif

These are articles that translate as some.

• There are four ways to say "some" in French.

• These are the partitive articles: du, de la, de l', and des.

• These partitive articles modify nouns.
  

• The partitives must agree in number and gender with the nouns that they modify.

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The Partitif consists of four ways to say ​

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in French

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some

all

du, de la, des

de l'

how

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The four partitives are du, ​

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, des, and de l'​

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de la

une

un

le

la

les

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The partitives must agree with the nouns that ​

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they modify

verbs

follow them

nouns

"du" is singular and masculine.

Il mange du pain.

​​du

"de la" is singular and feminine.

Elle mange de la pizza.

​​de la

"de l'" is singular and is used with a noun that begins with a vowel.

Ils coupe de l'oignon.

​​de l'

"des" is plural.

Il mange des noisettes.

des

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Match the following

• du

• de la

• des

• de l'

singular and masculine

singular and feminine

plural

singular and goes before a vowel

• singular and masculine

• singular and feminine

• plural

• singular and goes before a vowel

​Je prends du gâteau au chocolat.

​I am having some cake, not the whole cake.

I am buying some things.

I am not buying everything in the store.

​J'achète des choses.

We are having some pumpkin pie, not the whole pie.

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Nous prenons de la tarte à la citrouille.

He is drinking some water.

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He is not drinking all the water.

​Il boit de l'eau.

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Match the following

• Je bois

• Je prends

• Je finis

• Je choisis

• J'apprends

de l'eau.

de la pizza.

des devoirs.

des nouveaux vêtements.

du français tous les jours.

• de l'eau.

• de la pizza.

• des devoirs.

• des nouveaux vêtements.

• du français tous les jours.

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Pour le petit déjeuner, je prends ​

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café, ​

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œufs , et du​

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avec ​

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confiture (fem).

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du

des

pain

de la

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Prends-tu ​

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soupe et ​

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lait ?

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de la

du

de l'

des

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Nous prenons ​

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croissants avec ​

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Nutella (fem) et ​

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café.

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des

de la

du

de l'

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Après le ski, on boit ​

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chocolat chaud et on prend ​

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biscuits.

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du

des

de la

de l'

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Je bois ​

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jus de pomme et je prends ​

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crêpes.

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du

des

de la

de l'

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En été, nous buvons ​

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thé glacé et nous prenons ​

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salade (fem) avec ​

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aubergine et ​

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tomates.

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du

de la

de l'

des

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Ils prennent ​

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fromage au hamburger avec ​

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mayonnaise (fem) et ​

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cornichons.

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du

de la

des

de l'

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Sur notre pizza, nous voudrions ​

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fromage, ​

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pepperonis​

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​ jambon, et

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oignon.

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du

des

de l'

de la

​If the verb is negative and does not express like or dislike, use either de or d'.

de and d' translate as "any".

Use d' before a word that begins with a vowel.

Use de at all other times.

There is no masculine, feminine, singular, or plural with de or d'.

​If the verb is negative, you cannot use a partitive article.

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When the sentence is negative and does not express a 'like' or 'dislike',

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de or d'

le,la

les

de l'

a partitive article

a definite article

du, de la, des, de l'

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Use ​

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before a word that begins with a vowel, and ​

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before all other words. There is no masculine or feminine or ​

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with d' and de.

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d'

de

singular or plural

des

les

consonants or vowels

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The adjectives de and d' translate as ​

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.

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any

some

the

a, an

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One ​

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use a partitive article with a negative.

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cannot

can

will

always

sometimes

Il n'y a pas de beignets!

Je n'ai plus d'œufs.

Les gens de France n'avaient pas de gâteau ou de pain.

​Please note that none of these sentences express a like or a dislike.

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Les Simpsons n'avaient pas ​

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argent.

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d'

de

l'

de l'

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Nous n'avons pas ​

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bananas!

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de

d'

des

les

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Il n'y a pas ​

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eau.

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d'

de

de l'

l'

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Le Monstre n'a pas ​

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biscuits.

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de

d'

des

les

un

If the sentence states a like or dislike, use a definite article.

Definite Articles (the)

English has only one definite article - the. The French language has four. Le .......singular and masculine (the)

La.........singular and feminine (the)

L'...........singular and goes before a vowel (the)

Les.......plural (the)

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The French language has ​four ​

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that translate as 'the".

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definite articles

partitifs

indefinite articles

demonstrative articles

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The definite articles in French are ​

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le, la. les. l'

du, de la, de l', des

de, d'

ces, cette, ce , ce

J'adore la pizza!: I love pizza!

Je n'aime pas la faim.:

I do not like hunger.

Je déteste l'aubergine:

I hate eggplant.

Je n'aime pas les régimes!:

I don't like diets.

J'aime la nourriture! I like food!

​Notice that most often in English, that there is no article when stating a like or a dislike.

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Il n'aime pas ​

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asparagus.

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l'

la

d'

de l'

des

le

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Je aime ​

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livre Les Miserables.

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le

la

l'

les

de la

du

de

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Est-ce que tu n'aimes pas ​

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classe de français?

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la

le

de la

du

les

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Il déteste ​

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études!

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les

l'

des

de l'

d'

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Elle adore

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chanson Non, Je ne regrette rien par Edith Piaf.

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la

le

de la

de

des

les

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Est-ce vous aimez ​

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musique de Debussy?

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la

le

de la

du

de

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La prof aime beaucoup ​

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étudiants bien élevés.

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les

des

de

le

de la

du