Preposition DE

This preposition contracts in the same manner that the preposition

À does

DE means …

• This preposition is used when coming from a place or location

• Used as of

• Used as about

FORMATION OF CONTRACTION

• De + le = DU

• De + la = DE LA

• De + l’ = DE L’

• De + les = DES

J’ARRIVE DE…

• J’arrive du magasin

• J’arrive de la maison

• J’arrive de l’école

J’arrive de….• J’arrive des Champs -Elysees

Used as OF and ABOUT

• La maison DE LA reine française

• Je parle DU film “Pirates des Caraibes

Traveling FROM

• If you are traveling from a country that is masculine gender, use the preposition

DU

• J’arrive DU Canada

Traveling FROM

• If you are coming from a country that is feminine gender, use the preposition

DE LA• Je voyage de la

Chine

Traveling FROM

• If you are traveling from a country that begins with a vowel,

use preposition D’

• J’arrive d’Afrique du Sud

Traveling FROM

• When you are traveling from the USA use the

preposition DES• Je voyage DES

Etats-Unis

Used to show POSSESSION

• La voiture de l’homme

• La voiture des parents

• Le sandwich de la fille

In between two nouns

• Use the the preposition DE when it qualifies another noun

• Le livre de français

PREPOSITIONS

• Remember that you use the preposition à (and all its forms au, à la, à l’, aux) when you are playing a game or sport

• Je joue au basket• Je joue aux jeux videos

PREPOSITIONS

• Remember to use de (and all its forms) to express an activity you are doing or an instrument you are playing

• Je joue de la guitare• Je fais du ski