de + le
That is the office of the boss.
office = bureau m.n.
boss = patron m.n.
C'est le bureau du patron.
de contracts with masculine le to create du [de + le] du
He is coming back from the Netherlands.
coming back = revient
Netherlands = Pays-Bas
Il revient des Pays-Bas
This is the home of the seller.
C'est la maison du vendeur.
Edouard works in a French restaurant not far from the university.
works = travaille
French = français
not far from = non loin de
university = université (f.n.)
adj are after the noun enhanced
Edouard travaille dans un restaurant français non loin de l'université.
Tammy meets Tex in a cafe near the campus.
near = près de
Tammy rencontre Tex dans un café près ______ campus ('masc').
Tammy rencontre Tex dans un café près du campus.
Tex and his friends love to talk about the girls.
Tex et ses amis adorent parler ___ ___ filles.
Tex et ses amis adorent parler des filles.
Tex and his friend love to talk about the girl.
son = his singular
ses = his plural
ami = friend
amie = friends
Tex et ___ ami adorent parler ___ ___ fille.
Tex et son ami adorent parler de la fille.
Tex and his friend love to talk about the girl.
son = his singular
ses = his plural
ami = friend
amie = friends
Tex et son ami adorent parler de la fille.
Tex and his friends love to talk about the girls.
son = his singular
ses = his plural
ami = friend
amie = friends
adorent = love
de = about
Tex et ses amis adorent parler des filles.
The apple doesn't fall
far from the tree.
apple = pomme (f.n.)
fall = tombe
far from = loin de
tree = arbre (m.n.)
La pomme ne tombe pas loin de l'arbre.
And when the word starts with a vowel, [du] becomes [ de l' ]
Their house is far from the station.
leur = their
maison = house
loin de = far from
gare = station (f.n.)
Leur maison est loin de la gare.
I want to live not far from the station.
veux = want
vivre = live
loin de = far from
gare = station
Je veux vivre pas loin de la gare.
Camille is going TO THE bakery.
Choose the answers appropriate for the above statement/question.
Camille va À LA boulangerie.
à + la = à la
She arrives AT school.
Elle arrive à l'école.
à + l' = à l'
She is going TO THE movies.
Choose answers associated with the question/statement.
Elle va AU cinéma.
à + le = au
She is phoning Nicole's friend.
Choose answers associated with the question/statement.
Elle téléphone à l'amie de Nicole.
à + le + vowel = à l'
à + la + vowel = à l'
to the friend (male) of sally
to the friend (girl) of sally
to a friend (male) of sally
to a friend (girl) of sally
À l'ami de Sally
À l'amie de Sally
À un ami de Sally
À une amie de Sally
de l'" is used before singular nouns (masculine or feminine) starting with a vowel or silent "h".
Benard is coming FROM THE bank.
Benard vient DE LA banque.
de + la = de la
He comes back FROM THE university.
Il rentre DE L'université.
de + l' = de l'
He comes home FROM work.
Choose answers associated with the question/statement.
Il rentre du travail.
de + le = du