The document discusses the partitive in French which refers to an unspecified number of items and is formed using "de" plus a definite article. It provides examples of forming the partitive for masculine, feminine, singular with vowel sound, and plural nouns. The gender and number of the noun determines whether to use "le", "la", "l'", or "les" in the partitive construction. It also notes that "de" alone is used when referring to quantity.

1. The partitive in French refers to an
unspecified number of items like 'some bread’
To form the partitif use the preposition
de + a definite article (le, la, l’ or les)
de + le = du
de + la = de la
de + l’ = de l’
de + les = des
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2. Examples are
du pain = some bread
de la viande = some meat
de l’ ail = some garlic
des pommes = some apples
How do you know when to use
le, la, l’ or les?
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3. Remember
In French all nouns are either Masculine or Feminine.
To find the gender of the noun go to a French dictionary
pain (m) = le pain
viande (f) = la viande
ail (vowel sound) = l’ ail
pommes (plural) = les pommes
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4. When talking about quantity use only DE
assez de = enough
trop de = too much
un peu de = a little
beaucoup de = a lot
un morceau de = a piece of
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