Utilisateur
He is returning
il revient
des
is the plural indefinite article.
can be a preposition
can be the plural form of "a" or "an"
plural form of " a, an"
Pays- Bas
Les Pays-Bas
Plural
The Netherlands have won the 2010 World Cup.
Les Pays-Bas ont gagné la Coupe du Monde 2010.
Les
Les Pays-Bas deviennent ainsi le seul pays au monde à autoriser les " interruptions de vie ". Le Nouvel Observateur (2002)
The Netherlands thus becomes the only country in the world to authorize "life interruptions." Le Nouvel Observateur (2002)
C'est du plus profond des archives DES Pays-Bas, ... (Edel, Patrick & Wolfram, Bernard).
It is from the depths of the Dutch archives, ... (Edel, Patrick & Wolfram, Bernard).
land
country
"Je bois de la bière." (I drink some beer.)
C'est, literally "this is," is the required contraction of ce + est.
that is
singular, masculine, noun
La voiture de Justine
(Justine’s car)
du
du
This is the case of du, which corresponds to ‘de + le,’
La maison du voisin (le voisin = masculine singular noun) (The house of the neighbor)
It is usually translated as ‘of’ or ‘from’ in English, depending on the context
s.m.n. singular male noun
du
de la
de l'
des
Je mange du pain
Je ne mange pas de pain
"de + le"
(you NEVER SAY "de le", you always replace it with "du"--except when it's "de l'" which is fine even for masculine words).
true
near
pres du masculine noun
près de la + feminine word
Their car is close to the shelter.
des
masculine, singular, noun
des
land
country
The Kingdom of The Netherlands
Germany adjoins The Netherlands.
The Netherlands thus becomes the only country in the world to authorize "interruptions of life." Le Nouvel Observateur (2002)
Seen from France, The Netherlands are ultimately a very republican monarchy.
contraction of "à" (meaning "to" or "at") and "les" (meaning "the" plural), used to say "to the" or "at the" when referring to plural nouns.
Aux
Ellie comes from Pays-Bas
These are traces of old contacts of the Netherlands with other countries.
The landmarks of The Netherlands are beautiful.