fruits in vegtables (du,de,des)

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🧠 French: Partitive Articles with Food Vocabulary (Knowt-Optimized Notes)

📌 What are partitive articles?

• Partitive articles express "some" or "a portion of" something uncountable.

• They change based on gender and number of the noun:

  • du – masculine singular (e.g. du pain)

  • de la – feminine singular (e.g. de la soupe)

  • de l’ – singular starting with a vowel/h (e.g. de l’eau)

  • des – plural (e.g. des fruits)

❗ Rule for Negatives

• In a negative sentence, all partitive articles become de or d’.

  • Example: Je mange du pain → Je ne mange pas de pain

🍎 Fruits (Les Fruits)

• de la pomme = some apple

• de la banane = some banana

• de l’orange = some orange

• du citron = some lemon

• de la fraise = some strawberry

• des raisins = some grapes

• de la mangue = some mango

🥕 Vegetables (Les Légumes)

• de la carotte = some carrot

• de la tomate = some tomato

• de la pomme de terre = some potato

• de l’oignon = some onion

• du concombre = some cucumber

• des épinards = some spinach

• de la courgette = some zucchini

🥛 Dairy Products (Les Produits Laitiers)

• du lait = some milk

• du fromage = some cheese

• du beurre = some butter

• du yaourt = some yogurt

• de la crème = some cream

• de l’œuf = some egg

• des œufs = some eggs

🥖 Pastries & Baked Goods

• du pain = some bread

• du gâteau = some cake

• de la brioche = some brioche

• du croissant = some croissant

• de la tarte = some pie/tart

• du biscuit = some cookie

• des viennoiseries = some pastries

🍽 Other Basic Foods

• de la viande = some meat

• du poisson = some fish

• du poulet = some chicken

• du jambon = some ham

• du riz = some rice

• des pâtes = some pasta

• de la soupe = some soup

• de l’eau = some water

• du jus = some juice

• du jus de pomme = some apple juice

• du chocolat = some chocolate

• de la glace = some ice cream

• des céréales = some cereal

• de la salade = some salad

• du sandwich = some sandwich

• des fruits = some fruits

• des légumes = some vegetables