Les articles Partitifs presentation Review.ppt

Les article partitifs

1. Le PartitifLe Partitif
Talking about an indefinite Talking about an indefinite
quantityquantity

2. The partitive
•To say that you want part of or some
of an item, use de with the definite
article (le, la, l’, les) that goes with
the item
•Using de + the definite article is
called the partitive

3. The Partitive
•Make the following chart in your notes.
Masculine
Singular
Feminine
Singular
Singular
before a
vowel
Plural
DU
(de + le)
Example
Du brocoli
DE LA
Example
De la
courgette
DE L’
Example
De
l’aubergine
DES
(de + les)
Example
Des
fraises

4. The Partitive
•EXAMPLES
–Tu veux de l’ail?
•Do you want some garlic?
–Je veux du bacon.
•I want some bacon.
–Vous voulez de la banane?
•Do you want some banana?
–Do you want some croissants?
•Tu veux des croissants?

5. The Partitive
•In French, you always need to include
the article, even though it is
sometimes omitted in English
•Example
–Je prends des fruits et des legumes.
•I’m having fruits and vegetables (some is
omitted because it is implied).

6. The Partitive
•To say that you want a whole item (or
several whole items), use the indefinite
articles (un, une).
–Je veux une pomme.
•I want an apple
–Tu veux un poivron?
•Do you want a pepper?
•Remember that in a negative sentence un,
une, and the partitive become de.
–Je ne veux pas de sucre
–I don’t want sugar.

7. CLASS WORK
•Rewrite the sentence with the correct
form of le partitif or indefinite article.
–Il mange ______ oignon.
–Nous achetons _______ café.
–Vous mange _______ banane.
–J’achète ______ pastèque
–Elles mangent _______ fraises.