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Le partitif. Talking about an indefinite quantity or things in general. La norm: Comparisons 4.1 Understanding the nature of language. When are definit articles used? What is « le partitif »? How is it formed?. Definite Articles: Le, La & Les. Used to refer to a SPECIFIC item:
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Le partitif Talking about an indefinite quantity or things in general
La norm: Comparisons 4.1 Understanding the nature of language When are definit articles used? What is « le partitif »? How is it formed?
Definite Articles: Le, La & Les • Used to refer to a SPECIFIC item: • Voilà le dessert There is the dessert • Le pain est sur la table The bread is on the table
Used when talking about things in general: • Le chocolat est delicieux Chocolate is delicious • Je déteste les haricots verts I hate green beans
Le, La & Les • Are often used with verbs that express likes and dislikes: • Aimer – to like • Adorer – to love • Préférer – to prefer • Détester – to hate J’adore le fruit mais je déteste les legumes
Le partitif: Expressing ‘some’ or ‘any’ • Used to express an unspecified amount, or part of the whole • In English we say ‘some’ or ‘any’ • These words may be omitted in English • The partitif MUST be used in French: Vous avez du thé? Do you have (any) tea? Je commande de la viande. I’m ordering (some) meat
Partitif = de + definite article(la, l’, le, & les) • Remember the contractions? • De + la = de la – J’ai de la crème (used with fem. sing. Nouns) • De + l’= de l’ – Je voudrais de l’eau (used with sing. Nouns – vowel) • De + le = du – Tu manges du pain? (used with masc. sing. Nouns) • De + les = des – Il achète des fruits (Used with plural nouns)
Use the partitive with these verbs: • Acheter – to buy • Commander – to order • Avoir – to have • Manger – to eat • Vouloir – to want
Remember Un, Une & Des in a negative sentence as well as all forms of the partitive? • They all change to de or d’: • J’ai un livre – Je n’aipasdelivre • Il a unevoiture – Il n’apasdevoiture • Ilsont des frères – Ilsn’ontpasde frères