What is the contraction of de les?
Summary of the rules of contracted articles with à and de
| Preposition + article | Contraction | Example |
|---|---|---|
| de + le | du | Je viens du marché. (le marché /market) |
| de + les | des | Je viens des Pays-Bas. (Les Pays-Bas / The Netherlands) |
| These don’t contract | ||
| à + la | Je vais à la poste (the post office) |
What are the contracted articles in French?
French Contracted Article When the French definite articles le and les are preceded by the prepositions à or de, the two words contract. The articles la and l’ do not contract: à + la = à la. à + l’ = à l’
What are contracted articles in French?
How many types of articles are there in French?
three articles
French has three articles: a definite article, corresponding in many cases to English the; an indefinite article, corresponding to English a/an; and a partitive article, used roughly like some in English.
What is contracted article?
With the preposition “à” (= at), the masculine and singular definite article “le” makes a new definite article “au” which is called contracted article.
How many French contractions are there?
six
Fortunately, you only need to know the six existing contraction rules in proper French that we outlined in this article.
What are contracted articles in English?
What is Les articles Contractes in French?
What is a contracted article?
How do French contractions work?
What are French contractions? French contractions are two or more words combined together where a letter (or more) is removed. The omitted letter is often replaced with an apostrophe. You see it in common French phrases: je t’aime, c’est la vie, je m’appelle…and so many others.