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De + Definite Articles (Le, la,
les, l’)
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The preposition de (of, from) contracts with the definite articles le and les.
De + l’article défini (le, la, les,l’)
de + le du
de + les des
Exemple:
Je viens du café. I’m coming from the café.C’est l’anniversaire du prof de science. It’s the Science teacher’s birthday.
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There is NO contraction with l’ and la.
Exemple:
→ C’est l’anniversaire de la prof d’anglais.
It’s the English teacher’s birthday.
→ C’est le premier mois de l’année.
It’s the first month of the year
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To say where someone comes from, use a form of Venir followed by:
• De or d’ → if the place is a city. Ex: Je viens de Paris . Albert vient de
Cleveland
• De or d’ → if the country is feminine. Ex: Il vient de France
• Du → if the country is masculine Ex: Je viens du Canada
• Des→ if the country is plural Ex: Nous venons des Etats-Unis.