French · Chapter 1 · Lesson 7 · Grammar primer
French articles: when to use which
Definite vs indefinite vs partitive - including du / de la / des, the article English speakers consistently drop and shouldn't. Plus the elision rules (l'eau, d'un) that make the difference between French that sounds native and French that sounds wrong.
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