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French Grammar – Omission of the article in compound nouns linked by à

In compound nouns linked by à, there is usually no article in front of the second noun:

  • une brosse à dents

a toothbrush

  • un couteau à pain

a bread knife

  • une corbeille à papiers

a waste-paper basket

  • une cuiller à café

a tea (coffee) spoon

  • une planche à roulettes

a skateboard

  • une planche à voile

a sailboard

  • une tasse à café

a coffee cup

  • une tasse à thé

a tea cup

  • un verre à vin

a wine glass

  • un verre à pied

a stemmed glass

Consider broadening your understanding by checking out these related lessons: Possessive determiners, Omission of the article, Object pronouns in coordinated clauses & Problems with passive different direct objects.

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