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"some (masculine)" in French

du

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Literal Breakdown

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of; from

de
the (masculine)

le

Summary

The French translation for “some (masculine)” is du. The French, du, can be broken down into 2 parts:"of; from" (de) and "the (masculine)" (le).

Pronounced the same

Recording English French Learn
of the (masculine)

du

See also

Recording English French Learn
some (feminine)

de la
some (plural)

des
some (masculine, before a vowel sound)

de l’
some (feminine, before a vowel sound)

de l’
some (plural, in front of adjective)

de
some (plural, in front of an adjective starting with a vowel sound)

d’

Examples of "some (masculine)" in use

There are 95 examples of the French word for "some (masculine)" being used:
Recording English French Learn
There is some coffee!

Voilà du café !
to exercise, to play sports

faire du sport
I would like some coffee.

Je voudrais du café.
I like to do sport

j’aime faire du sport
some wine

du vin
some white

du blanc
some red wine

du vin rouge
some white wine

du vin blanc
I cycle.

Je fais du vélo.
I also like cycling

j’aime aussi faire du vélo

Practice Lesson

"some (masculine)" Practice (95)
Lesson
Lesson words
of; from,
some (masculine),
the (masculine)
etc.

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Lesson phrases
and mountain biking,
black and white make grey,
green tea,
horseback riding,
I also like cycling,
I cycle.,
I do cycling in the countryside,
I go sightseeing.,
I heard some noise in the attic.,
I like to do sport,
I skateboard.,
I want to drink some wine.,
I want to eat some chicken.,
I would like some bread.,
I would like some butter.,
I would like some cheese.,
I would like some coffee.,
Is there some bread?,
It’s windy today.,
I’m eating some popcorn
etc.

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