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Literal Breakdown
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Englishfrom | Frenchde | Learn |
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Englishthe (masculine) | Frenchle | Learn |
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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Englishof the (masculine) | Frenchdu | Learn |
See also
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Englishsome (feminine) | Frenchde la | Learn |
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Englishsome (plural) | Frenchdes | Learn |
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Englishsome (masculine, before a vowel sound) | Frenchde l’ | Learn |
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Englishsome (feminine, before a vowel sound) | Frenchde l’ | Learn |
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Englishsome (plural, in front of adjective) | Frenchde | Learn |
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Englishsome (plural, in front of an adjective starting with a vowel sound) | Frenchd’ | Learn |
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Englishsome (before article) | Frenchde | Learn |
Examples of "some" in use
There are 95 examples of the French word for "some" being used:| Recording | English | French | Learn |
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Englishsome champagne | Frenchdu champagne | Learn |
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EnglishI go sightseeing. | FrenchJe fais du tourisme. | Learn |
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EnglishIt’s windy today. | FrenchIl y a du vent aujourd’hui. | Learn |
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Englishblack and white make grey | Frenchle noir et le blanc font du gris | Learn |
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Englishred and white make pink | Frenchle rouge et le blanc font du rose | Learn |
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Englishso long as it’s black | Frenchtant que c’est du noir | Learn |
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EnglishThis stopover did me good. | FrenchCette escale m’a fait du bien. | Learn |
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Englishsome rice | Frenchdu riz | Learn |
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Englishsome beef | Frenchdu bœuf | Learn |
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Englishsome sweetcorn | Frenchdu maïs | Learn |
