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==Related Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Auxiliary|Auxiliary]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Questions|Questions]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Active-Voice-and-Passive-Voice|Active Voice and Passive Voice]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-y-in-constructions-where-à-does-not-introduce-an-indirect-object|Use of y in constructions where à does not introduce an indirect object]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Differences-in-the-use-of-numbers-in-French-and-English-Kings,-queens-and-popes|Differences in the use of numbers in French and English Kings, queens and popes]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/me,-te,-se,-nous,-vous-as-part-of-certain-verbs-but-with-no-specific-meaning|me, te, se, nous, vous as part of certain verbs but with no specific meaning]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-on|Use of on]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Subject-verb-agreement-—-Agreement-with-more-than-one-subject-linked-by-“et”|Subject verb agreement — Agreement with more than one subject linked by “et”]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/How-to-tell-the-time|How to tell the time]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/“en”-when-numbers-are-direct-objects|“en” when numbers are direct objects]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Easy-way-of-generating-the-Future-and-Conditional|Easy way of generating the Future and Conditional]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Subject-verb-agreement-—-Verb-agreement-with-collective-noun-subjects|Subject verb agreement — Verb agreement with collective noun subjects]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Nouns-which-change-form-when-they-refer-to-males-or-to-females|Nouns which change form when they refer to males or to females]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Stressed-pronouns|Stressed pronouns]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/How-to-write-and-read-numbers|How to write and read numbers]] | |||
Revision as of 13:08, 26 February 2023
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
Related Lessons
- Auxiliary
- Questions
- Active Voice and Passive Voice
- Use of y in constructions where à does not introduce an indirect object
- Differences in the use of numbers in French and English Kings, queens and popes
- me, te, se, nous, vous as part of certain verbs but with no specific meaning
- Use of on
- Subject verb agreement — Agreement with more than one subject linked by “et”
- How to tell the time
- “en” when numbers are direct objects
- Easy way of generating the Future and Conditional
- Subject verb agreement — Verb agreement with collective noun subjects
- Nouns which change form when they refer to males or to females
- Stressed pronouns
- How to write and read numbers