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"of the (masculine)" in French

du
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Literal Breakdown

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from de
the (masculine) le

Summary

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

Pronounced the same

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some (masculine) du

See also

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of the (plural) aux

Examples of "of the" in use

There are 56 examples of the French word for "of the" being used:
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at all du tout
not at all pas du tout
from 092 415 864 du 092 415 864
some coffee du café
four o’clock in the morning quatre heures du matin
Not at all. I have to go downtown anyway. Pas du tout ; je dois justement aller en ville.
Saturday is the first day of the weekend. Samedi est le premier jour du week-end.
Sunday is the last day of the weekend. Dimanche est le dernier jour du week-end.
you play tennis tu fais du tennis
next to the campsite à côté du camping

Practice Lesson

"of the (masculine)" Practice (59)
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Lesson words
from,
of the (masculine),
the (masculine)
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Lesson phrases
a map of the world,
A princess is the daughter of the king and the queen.,
A secretary of state is a member of the government.,
at all,
Do you remember the name of that hairdresser?,
dollar sign,
four o’clock in the morning,
from 092 415 864,
He doesn’t know the train schedule.,
He goes to work at eight a.m.,
He’s not frank at all.,
I ask for the bus schedule at the counter.,
I hate the sound of thunder, it’s frightening!,
I ice skate.,
I play football.,
I think she is shoe size 38.,
I wear size forty-two.,
In the classroom, there is a map of the world.,
Infant feeding is very important during the first year.,
It’s basketball on a unicycle
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