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D'Accord 4B Le Partitif

D'Accord 4B Le Partitif

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

by Mme. Cook

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D'Accord 4B

Le Partitif

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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 ​
in French
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some
all
du, de la, des
de l'
how

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The four partitives are du, ​
, 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

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"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

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Je prends du gâteau au chocolat.

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

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I am buying some things.

I am not buying everything in the store.

J'achète des choses.

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

Nous prenons de la tarte à la citrouille.

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He is drinking some water.

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.

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Pour le petit déjeuner, je prends ​
café, ​
œufs , et du​
avec ​
confiture (fem).
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du
des
pain
de la

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Prends-tu ​
soupe et ​
lait ?
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de la
du
de l'
des

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Nous prenons ​
croissants avec ​
Nutella (fem) et ​
café.
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des
de la
du
de l'

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Après le ski, on boit ​
chocolat chaud et on prend ​
biscuits.
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du
des
de la
de l'

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Je bois ​
jus de pomme et je prends ​
crêpes.
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du
des
de la
de l'

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En été, nous buvons ​
thé glacé et nous prenons ​
salade (fem) avec ​
aubergine et ​
tomates.
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du
de la
de l'
des

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Ils prennent ​
fromage au hamburger avec ​
mayonnaise (fem) et ​
cornichons.
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du
de la
des
de l'

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Sur notre pizza, nous voudrions ​
fromage, ​
pepperonis​
​ jambon, et
oignon.
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du
des
de l'
de la

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​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',

use ​
.
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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 ​
before a word that begins with a vowel, and ​
before all other words. There is no masculine or feminine or ​
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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any
some
the
a, an

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One ​
use a partitive article with a negative.
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cannot
can
will
always
sometimes

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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 ​
argent.
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d'
de
l'
de l'

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Nous n'avons pas ​
bananas!
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de
d'
des
les

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Il n'y a pas ​
eau.
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d'
de
de l'
l'

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Le Monstre n'a pas ​
biscuits.
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de
d'
des
les
un

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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 ​
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

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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 ​
asparagus.
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l'
la
d'
de l'
des
le

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Je aime ​
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 ​
classe de français?
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la
le
de la
du
les

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Il déteste ​
études!
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les
l'
des
de l'
d'

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Elle adore
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 ​
musique de Debussy?
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la
le
de la
du
de

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La prof aime beaucoup ​
étudiants bien élevés.
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les
des
de
le
de la
du

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

by Mme. Cook

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D'Accord 4B

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