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*au (= à + le) cinéma | *au (= à + le) cinéma | ||
*aux (= à + les) animaux | *aux (= à + les) animaux | ||
Such contraction is only possible with articles, however. It is not possible when le, la, les are pronouns (see Chapter 3.2): J'ai essayé de le comprendre T tried to understand it' [NOT J'ai essayé du comprendre]. | Such contraction is only possible with articles, however. It is not possible when le, la, les are pronouns (see Chapter 3.2): J'ai essayé de le comprendre T tried to understand it' [NOT J'ai essayé du comprendre]. | ||
An archaic contraction of en les to es is still found in the set phrase: licencié es lettres 'Bachelor of Arts'. | An archaic contraction of en les to es is still found in the set phrase: licencié es lettres 'Bachelor of Arts'. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:53, 27 March 2023
French Grammar - Fused forms of the definite article
Definite articles fuse with preceding de or à:
- du (= de + le) pain
- de l'effort à l'école
- des (= de + les) épices
- au (= à + le) cinéma
- aux (= à + les) animaux
Such contraction is only possible with articles, however. It is not possible when le, la, les are pronouns (see Chapter 3.2): J'ai essayé de le comprendre T tried to understand it' [NOT J'ai essayé du comprendre].
An archaic contraction of en les to es is still found in the set phrase: licencié es lettres 'Bachelor of Arts'.