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Le partitif All, some, or none of something?

Le partitif All, some, or none of something?. Ask two questions : Is it about all, some or none of something? Is the thing masculine, feminine, or plural?

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Page 1: Le partitif All, some, or none of something?. Ask two questions : Is it about all, some or none of something? Is the thing masculine, feminine, or plural?

Le partitif

All, some, or none of something?

Page 2: Le partitif All, some, or none of something?. Ask two questions : Is it about all, some or none of something? Is the thing masculine, feminine, or plural?

Ask two questions :

• Is it about all, some or none of something?

• Is the thing masculine, feminine, or plural?

Page 3: Le partitif All, some, or none of something?. Ask two questions : Is it about all, some or none of something? Is the thing masculine, feminine, or plural?

All, some or none?• I like milk. J’aime le lait.

• Please pass the sugar. Passez-moi le sucre, SVP.

• We don’t like tomatoes. Nous n’aimons pas les

tomates.

• I like all milk in general.

• All of the sugar that is in the sugar bowl.

• All tomatoes in general.

Use the article alone when talking about all of something. . (le, la, l’, les)

Page 4: Le partitif All, some, or none of something?. Ask two questions : Is it about all, some or none of something? Is the thing masculine, feminine, or plural?

All, some or none?• We eat bread. Nous mangeons du pain.

• Mom prepares steak for dinner.

Maman prépare de la viande pour diner.

• I have money. J’ai de l’argent.

• Some bread, not all of the bread in the house.

• Some steak, not all of the steak in the world.

• Some money, but not all of the money in the world.

Use de + the article when talking about some of something. . (De + le, la, l’, les)

Page 5: Le partitif All, some, or none of something?. Ask two questions : Is it about all, some or none of something? Is the thing masculine, feminine, or plural?

De + le, la, l’ & les

• de + le = du

• de + la = de la

• de + l’ = de l’

• de + les = des

some of something

Page 6: Le partitif All, some, or none of something?. Ask two questions : Is it about all, some or none of something? Is the thing masculine, feminine, or plural?

practice : some of something (de + article)

1. Ils ont _______ crème. (f)

2. Nous mangeons ______ pates. (f)

3. Ils prennent ________ café. (m)

4. Vous buvez _______ eau. (f)

Page 7: Le partitif All, some, or none of something?. Ask two questions : Is it about all, some or none of something? Is the thing masculine, feminine, or plural?

practice : some of something (de + article)

1. Ils ont _de la___ crème. (f)

2. Nous mangeons _des__ pates. (f)

3. Ils prennent ___du__ café. (m)

4. Vous buvez __de l’__ eau. (f)

Page 8: Le partitif All, some, or none of something?. Ask two questions : Is it about all, some or none of something? Is the thing masculine, feminine, or plural?

All, some or none?• They don’t have any luck. Ils n’ont pas de chance.

• We don’t have any banannas. Nous n’avons pas de bananne.

• I don’t have any money. Je n’ai pas d’argent.

• They don’t have any; there is none.

• There are none.

• « d’ » because « argent » begins with a vowel

Use de alone when talking about none of something. The thing is singular.

Page 9: Le partitif All, some, or none of something?. Ask two questions : Is it about all, some or none of something? Is the thing masculine, feminine, or plural?

practice : all, some, or none of something

1. J’aime _______ films. (m)

2. Nous mangeons ______ pates. (f)

3. Ils ne prennent pas ________ café. (m)

4. Vous buvez _______ eau. (f)