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"some (masculine)" in French

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Literal Breakdown

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from de
the (masculine) le

Summary

The French translation for “some (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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of the (masculine) du

See also

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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’
some (before article) de
some (singular) quelque

Examples of "some" in use

There are 95 examples of the French word for "some" being used:
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There is some coffee! Voilà du café !
to do 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 (98)
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Lesson words
from,
some (masculine),
the (masculine)
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Lesson phrases
and mountain biking,
black and white make grey,
green tea,
horseback riding,
I also like cycling,
I ate some cheese.,
I cycle.,
I do cycling in the countryside.,
I do not like tea, so I generally drink coffee for breakfast.,
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 any sugar?
etc.

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