The Preposition DE In French - How And When To Use It // French Grammar Course // Lesson 15 🇫🇷

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It seems to me that "de" is used when the subject has a somewhat more passive role, where "a" is used when the subject has a more active role.

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[@gijsheufkens5117]

No idea if you read old comments, but i'll try anyway. What is the difference between using à when talking about the purpose of an object(from lesson 14), and using de when describing the use of something. They seem a bit similar to me. For example, why is it not 'Des chaussures à sport' because the purpose of the shoes is to be used for sporting. Thank in advance to anyone helping me out :) and by the way i absolutely adore you lessons, i'm learning alot!

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[@jaromirskrivan]

great summnary of the usage of preposition "de". thank you. btw, I just recall another usecase which I can see quite often, it is for "do you want to ...?" by "ça te dit de ...?" or "ça vous dit de ...?"

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

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[@lauriehamilton597]

Hi. I am on chapter 2 "the Preposition De" and am a bit confused. de+l' = le l' but in the example it is Une bouteille d'eau and in the exercise 2.7 question 1 I wrote Je suis de l' accord avec toi! but the answer states Je suis d'accord. Could you please help me out. Merci beaucoup!!

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[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Because the verb réfléchir is followed by the preposition à, therefore it takes Y. En comes from the preposition de :)

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HI Dylane. I'm enjoying your books on grammar and conjugation. They're both well organized and helpful. I am a bit confused in the prepostion parts tho. I was wondering if you could help with when do i use de instead of du/de la/des? Are there any rules (other than quantities), or is my life to remain a misery 😅

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I am working on a video about it :) It will be published in the next few weeks with a free PDF :)

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[@AhmedAbdalreheem-h8s]

what is the difference between (bon a) in the previous lesson and (bon de) in this lesson?

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[@BilalAnsari-vo5vk]

Hey! Great lesson as usual :) Quick Question: Why aren't we using the article before the noun? For example, Une tasse de cafe - Why not une tasse cafe? Elle part de New york - Why not elle part de new york?

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Same way as in English - Une tasse de café - A cup of coffee

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[@richardjustinamericantatem5758]

A very thorough video, bravo. The verb "commencer"...à or de + infinitive? They both sound right to my ear, and in fact I watched a video from another teacher who said there is a subtle difference between the two prepositions after commencer. Alors, qu'en dites-vous madame la prof du français parfait?

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Commencer de is more formal, I personally never use it. I find it more useful to know commencer à and commencer par :)

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[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

De rien :)

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Je suis en train de jouer Tomb Raider en français. J'apprends vite comme ça. I had trouble with some of the grammar exercises for this lesson but hopefully I will get better with time.

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It will I am sure :)

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Merci beaucoup pour vous efforts.i propose to omit the abbreviation like an,and q,chose,sbth and give us real examples and more examples with d

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There are examples in the book but I couldn't give examples for each sentence or it would have taken hours ;)

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[@jumanjassim54]

it's both using to describe the purpose of using something

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[@andrealai6009]

Hi Dylane, in ex. 2.11, I'm not sure why we use "du" in "il est ravi du résultat" and why it's not "du" in "tu es sûr de ton choix?" thanks

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When there is only one article, it will change in gender and number. If there is an adjective after (ton = your), then it doesn't change :)

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i have a question. when do we use il est and c'est + adjective + de +infinitive verb? or can they be used interchangeably?

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Il est is more formal than c'est :)

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It’s been an utterly marvellous lesson. I was wondering if I might dare to ask you a question ? Why did you say : Je viens DE LA Belgique instead of Je viens DE Belgique? Thank you kindly. A

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You can use both depedning if you come from the country as your origin or physically coming :)

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[@christopheryuda4029]

so do you have have to remember/memorize which verbs use à vs. de? It's just an idiosyncratic rule that needs to be practiced?

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Yes you have to remember them ;)

[@christopheryuda4029]

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Ah okay, I was always looking to figure out why à was being used vs. de, based on their 'meaning,' but direct translations is not how one should learn...it helps to know these are just rules that can be memorized rather than focusing on whether it is being used in translation as at, to, in, for, etc.

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how can I know when do I use à and when do I use de

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so I can use either one in ( purpose of using something rule ) ?

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Do you mean between de du des etc?

[@nerxxd1]

2:22 in the previous lesson of la préposition à you said we use à to indicate the purpose of something like sac à main and here isn't it the same use? like why don't we say un sac à couchage?

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

For nouns, yes, here it's for verbs, so it doesn't follow the same rule. Here it's just a grammar rule that verbs are followed by à, de, or nothing. I hope it helps :)

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Jack cities are always preceded by de, never du, de la, or des :)

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What is the difference between De and De, In one of your earlier videos in this series you mentioned that de meant some, but now it has a different meaning. I'm confused haha.

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De can be a preposition or an article :)

[@jumanjassim54]

no I mean between à and de . you told me that some time I should know them by my heart do you mean I can use either one of them?

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I told you that you have to know them by heart, so no you can't choose ;)

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You didn't ask a question 😄

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Hello, can you tell me what is the difference between “penser de” and “penser à”?

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Penser de, to think of something as an opinion. Penser à - To think about as a thought :)

[@pietervanoostrum1695]

Merci beaucoup!

[@jumanjassim54]

hi Dylan 👋 how can differentiate between à and de from the purpose of using something ( un sac à main / un sac de couchage)

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Sometimes you have to know them by heart :)

[@jumanjassim54]

so I can use them both ?

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there is no specific rule to differentiate between them ( in the purpose of using something rule)

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[@lucyperry1294]

À la page 110 what is difference between “continuer de faire qqch” and “continuer à faire qqch”. Also page 107 how do you know when to use “de” or “a” to describe the use of something? Un sac de couchage, but un sac à main. Last question : does the word “vitement” exist in French? Merci.

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Lucy les deux sont justes, tu peux choisir celle que tu veux :) For à and de, sometimes you need to learn it by heart, but other times it refers to what is inside. Un sac à main = the purpose of it (to be in the hand), if you say "un sac de pommes de terre", this is what is inside the bag. Just like "Une tasse à café" = the cup / "Une tasse de café" = cup + coffee Lastly, vitement doesn't exist but I wouldn't be surprised to hear it in different French such as Canadian French :)

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[@Aes938]

Im still confused cuz we use á for sm of these as well , which one should I use in which instance

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

It depends on what situation. Try to remember them by heart :)

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On my website or on Amazon :)

[@infxnity4198]

I have a question, why is water bottle bouteille d'eau? You said "à" is used to show the purpose of something, so why use "de" in this scenario?

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Une bouteille d'eau is an exception I would say, we use it if it contains something or not :)

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Pls I noticed that in some sentences "de" still remind "de" why? Like it didn't change at all it still stayed "de" why? Also how can one access your exercises 🤷?

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Also how can one access your exercises?🤷

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

All the exercises are in the book, the link is in description and in bio :)

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[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

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[@clearheartboy777]

can we write 'elle part du new york?"'

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

No only de :)

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[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

That made me laugh 🤣🤣🤣

[@lucyperry1294]

À la page 107 you have : je viens de la Belgique, il arrive du Luxembourg, but elle part de New York. Should it be du New York? Also, I thought if the name is feminine you use just de. So should it be de Belgique?Also how do you say I am from Belgium meaning I was born there? Merci beaucoup.

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Lucy, glad to see that you are still studying French :) To answer your questions, cities are always preceded by de. The preposition à doesn't change either - Je viens de Paris - Je vais à Paris. Je viens de la Belgique is correct, however you can also hear in spoken French only DE. If you want to say I was born in Belgium, you can say "Je suis né(e) en Belgique".

[@lucyperry1294]

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane merci mille fois. Vous êtes professeur incroyable. Je sais que vous devez faire beaucoup de travail pour répondre à tous nos questions. Merci pour tous vos efforts!

[@ryanbunce8063]

Hello!! Can you tell me why DE is used in the following sentence, thanks "J'ai changé de filière.”

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

That's very specific to CHANGER in this case. Many explain that changer de is used to talk about something in relation with the subject. J'ai changé de filière, d'horaire, de voiture, etc. If we replace that with le la it has a more general meaning: J'ai changé la filière, l'horaire, la voiture, etc. Hope it helps :)

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@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane ouais merci!!! 😁😁

[@evan.5967]

comment faire la différence entre l’article partitif "de" et la préposition

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

C'est difficile de faire la différence, mais ce n'est pas très utile de toute façon ;)

[@hanifikays8146]

I didn’t get these two sentences :1.Le directeur parle du projet….2.Nous avons besoin de temps. Why de in first sentence is du but in second sentence de ? Even though both nouns are masculine

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Avoir besoin is usually follow by DE because it's not specific. Avoir besoin de temps, avoir besoin d'eau. But if it's specific you can change de: j'ai besoin du tournevis que j'ai perdu :)

[@kinkilye5330]

May I ask why people say "de beaux paysages"? And not des beaux paysages?

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Because des becomes de before an adjective :)

[@kinkilye5330]

@The perfect French with Dylane really!? I never know. I tried to watch your De préposition video but couldn't find the answer.

[@sumonhossain4629]

Articles Partitifs and preposition de are almost same im confused 😥

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

They are the same yes :/

[@sumonhossain4629]

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane are they placed at same situation and do they mean same??

[@sevincnagiyeva2916]

"un verre de vin" or " un verre à vin" ??

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Un verre de vin = Un verre avec du vin dedans Un verre à vin = Un verre pour le vin :)

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😊😊😊

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

🤩

[@JoginderSingh-jh8lx]

because you have

[@shlomokocsis1882]

Are you related to Conan O'brien? Little sister? Merci.

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Absolutely not ;)

[@christopherblain6156]

pimsleur says it’s “du vin”

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Du or De depends on what is before. It can be de or du. If you want me to look at the example in the video, add timing :)

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Merci !

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[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Coucou Jasmin 😍

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Beefy understands more french than me..hhhhhh

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

ahah don't worry, she is still confused with English sometimes 😅

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@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane You are so beautiful,you look like a princess.

[@gilbertjules9338]

Pouquoi dit on je viens de la Belgique au lieu de dire je viens de Belgique.

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

It depends on the context :)

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Ça dépend du contexte :)

[@Richard-1776]

J'ai une question.Avec la propriété et la préposition "de." Quelle est la règle/logique ? Il semble qu'avec les noms propres (personne spécifique), on utilise "de" et avec les noms communs (je veux dire, quelque chose d'un peu plus général), on utilise (du, de la, d l'). Par example: Le chien de la fille. Le chien de Dylane. Le vélo du garçon. Le vélo de mon ami. I've never heard anyone address the issue of ownership in French as it relates to proper and common nouns. Everyone just gives examples that use "de." . I hope I'm using the correct grammatical terms. I'm not sure if I'm even making sense. Cool dog/chien. J'ai eu six chiens et deux chats pendant de nombreuses années. Mon dernier chien est mort il y a deux ans. Maintenant je n'ai que du poisson. Merci.

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

" Il semble qu'avec les noms propres (personne spécifique), on utilise "de" et avec les noms communs (je veux dire, quelque chose d'un peu plus général), on utilise (du, de la, d l'). " - C'est tout à fait correct :) Et merci pour Beefy. Elle est tellement gentille

[@Richard-1776]

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Thanks for the answer. I think of "du, de la," in the partitif article sense. Je veux dire "plus général et moins spécifique" Et ici, c'est logique. MAIS, avec "Le/La vs. Un/Une, cette logique est inversée. La table de la cuisine. (une spécificité). Vs. Une table de cuisine (plus générale). Oh well, I guess that's just how it is with a language... It isn't always logical...It just is, because that's how it is. All the "du's de's de l's de's," etcetera, have always confused me. I guess the time has come for me to actually TRY to learn ( i.e., study grammar) and not just listen to French songs and try to learn subconsciously lol, En tout cas, It's starting to make sense. Thanks again.