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Larticle partitif et lomission des articles
indéfinis et partitifs
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Partitive articles (du, de la, de l) translate
as some or any and are used to indicate part of a
whole
  • Wahid mange de la tarte.
  • Wahid is eating some pie. (not the whole pie)
  • Alina prend du melon.
  • Alina is having some melon. (not the whole melon)

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The partitive is also used when nouns cannot be
counted
  • Hélène a du travail à Paris.
  • Hélène has work in Paris. (work cant be counted)
  • Rachid boit de leau.
  • Rachid is drinking water. (water cant be counted)

4
In negative sentences, the partitive article and
the indefinite article are omitted and become de
(d), except after the verb être
  • Tes musulman, je suppose? Pas dalcool, pas de
    cochon?
  • Youre a Muslim, I suppose? No alcohol, no pork
  • Pour Camille, le médaillon nest plus un simple
    bijou.
  • For Camille, the locket is no longer just a piece
    of jewelry.

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Partitive and indefinite articles are also
omitted after expressions of quantity (assez de,
beaucoup de, une bouteille de, une douzaine de,
un groupe de, un peu de, trop de, une série de,
une tasse de, un verre de)
  • Je lance une série de reportages sur la vie au
    Québec.
  • Im starting a series of reports about life in
    Quebec.

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Omit the partitive/indefinite article after avec
or sans a noun when
  • The expression is the equivalent of a adverb
  • Elle travaille avec difficulté/avec courage.
    (difficilement/courageusement)
  • She has a hard time working/works courageously.
  • They are followed by an unmodified noun
  • Il prend son café sans sucre.
  • He takes his coffee without sugar.
  • BUT
  • Il pose sa candidature pour cet emploi sans une
    seule lettre de recommandation.
  • Hes applying for this job without a single
    letter of recommendation.

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Use être profession without any article
  • Camille est journaliste.
  • Camille is a journalist.
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