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Preposition DE
This preposition contracts in the same manner that the preposition
À does
DE means …
• This preposition is used when coming from a place or location
• Used as of
• Used as about
FORMATION OF CONTRACTION
• De + le = DU
• De + la = DE LA
• De + l’ = DE L’
• De + les = DES
J’ARRIVE DE…
• J’arrive du magasin
• J’arrive de la maison
• J’arrive de l’école
J’arrive de….• J’arrive des Champs -Elysees
Used as OF and ABOUT
• La maison DE LA reine française
• Je parle DU film “Pirates des Caraibes
Traveling FROM
• If you are traveling from a country that is masculine gender, use the preposition
DU
• J’arrive DU Canada
Traveling FROM
• If you are coming from a country that is feminine gender, use the preposition
DE LA• Je voyage de la
Chine
Traveling FROM
• If you are traveling from a country that begins with a vowel,
use preposition D’
• J’arrive d’Afrique du Sud
Traveling FROM
• When you are traveling from the USA use the
preposition DES• Je voyage DES
Etats-Unis
Used to show POSSESSION
• La voiture de l’homme
• La voiture des parents
• Le sandwich de la fille
In between two nouns
• Use the the preposition DE when it qualifies another noun
• Le livre de français
PREPOSITIONS
• Remember that you use the preposition à (and all its forms au, à la, à l’, aux) when you are playing a game or sport
• Je joue au basket• Je joue aux jeux videos
PREPOSITIONS
• Remember to use de (and all its forms) to express an activity you are doing or an instrument you are playing
• Je joue de la guitare• Je fais du ski