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In compound nouns linked by à, there is usually no article in front of the second noun: | In compound nouns linked by à, there is usually no article in front of the second noun: | ||
*une brosse à dents | *une brosse à dents | ||
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a stemmed glass | a stemmed glass | ||
== | <span link>Consider broadening your understanding by checking out these related lessons:</span> [[Language/French/Grammar/Possessive-determiners|Possessive determiners]], [[Language/French/Grammar/Omission-of-the-article|Omission of the article]], [[Language/French/Grammar/Object-pronouns-in-coordinated-clauses|Object pronouns in coordinated clauses]] & [[Language/French/Grammar/Problems-with-passive-different-direct-objects|Problems with passive different direct objects]]. | ||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Auxiliary|Auxiliary]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Auxiliary|Auxiliary]] | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Questions|Questions]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Questions|Questions]] | ||
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* [[Language/French/Grammar/Stressed-pronouns|Stressed pronouns]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Stressed-pronouns|Stressed pronouns]] | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/How-to-write-and-read-numbers|How to write and read numbers]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/How-to-write-and-read-numbers|How to write and read numbers]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:54, 27 March 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
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.
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- 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