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| - | to express a specific amount of coffee, or milk you must use a measure : | + | To express a specific amount of coffee, or milk you must use a measure : |
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| - | * __un litre de__ lait (a liter of milk) | + | * __un litre de__ lait (//a liter of milk//) |
| - | * __une bouteille__ d' eau (a bottle of water) | + | * __une bouteille__ d' eau (//a bottle of water//) |
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| - | __une tasse de__ café (a cup of coffee) | + | __une tasse de__ café (//a cup of coffee//) |
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| - | When you don't want to express a specific amount, you can use: | + | //When you don't want to express a specific amount, you can use:// |
| - | “du” for singular masculine nouns | + | //“du” for singular masculine nouns// |
| - | * du lait (milk) | + | * du lait (//milk//) |
| - | * du chocolat (chocolate) | + | * du chocolat (//chocolate//) |
| - | * du vent (wind) | + | * du vent (//wind//) |
| - | * du soleil (sun) | + | * du soleil (//sun//) |
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| - | __du__ café (coffee) | + | __du__ café (//coffee//) |
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| - | « de la » for feminine nouns | + | //« de la » for feminine nouns// |
| - | * de la crème (cream) | + | * de la crème (//cream//) |
| - | * de la sauce (sauce) | + | * de la sauce (//sauce//) |
| - | * de la neige (snow) | + | * de la neige (//snow//) |
| - | « de l’ » if the noun starts with a vowel or “h” (masculine or feminine) | + | //« de l’ » if the noun starts with a vowel or “h” (masculine or feminine)// |
| - | * de l'eau (water) | + | * de l'eau (//water//) |
| - | * de l' | + | * de l' |
| - | * de l' | + | * de l' |
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| ^ ^specific quantity^indefinite quantity^ | ^ ^specific quantity^indefinite quantity^ | ||
| ^countable things^numbers: | ^countable things^numbers: | ||
| - | | |un ordinateur|des ordinateurs| | + | | |un ordinateur |
| - | | |trois parapluies|des parapluies| | + | | |trois parapluies |
| ^uncountable things ^unit of measurement^« du », « de la », « de l' »^ | ^uncountable things ^unit of measurement^« du », « de la », « de l' »^ | ||
| - | | |un kg de sucre |du sucre| | + | | |un kg de sucre (//a kilo of sugar//)|du sucre (//sugar//)| |
| - | | |deux bouteilles d' | + | | |deux bouteilles d' |
| =====Remarque ===== | =====Remarque ===== | ||
| - | You can also use « du/de la/de l’ » for abstract notions : | + | //You can also use « du/de la/de l’ » for abstract notions :// |
| - | * du temps (time) | + | * du temps (//time//) |
| - | * de la gentillesse | + | * de la gentillesse |