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Chapter 5
5.5.1 de = of, from
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Chapter 5: French Survival Guide
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5.5.1 de = of , from
One of the most important prepositions is
de
. We have already seen it in two different uses, the partitive article (which is unknown in English) and to form the Genitive.
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Il
boit
de la
bière.
He
drinks
---
beer.
Il
boit
du
café.
He
drinks
---
coffee.
Il
mange
des
légumes.
He
eats
---
vegetables.
Genitive
C'
est
la
porte
de la
voiture.
This
is
the
door
of the
car.
C'
est
la
porte
du
restaurant.
This
is
the
door
of the
restaurant.
C'
est
l'
opinion
des
gens.
This
is
the
opinion
of the
people.
In addition de has many other meanings.
Andere Bedeutungen
Il
vient
de
Berlin.
He
comes
from
Berlin.
Je
l'
ai
appris
de
mon frère.
I
it
have
learned
from
my brother.
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