Grammar Study - Partitives

Question 1

For saying ‘some’ or ‘any’

Answer 1

e.g. j’achete du pain (I am buying some bread)

Question 2

You use de + the correct article …

Answer 2

de + le = du
de + la = de la
de + l’ = de l’
de + les = des

Question 3

When playing an instrument we use jouer de (where de must agree with the article of the following noun), e.g.

Answer 3

e.g. je joue du piano

Question 4

When talking about quantities, de doesn’t need a following article, e.g.

Answer 4

e.g. j’ai acheté un kilo de pommes

Question 5

We use it for other common quantity expressions, which don’t need a following article, e.g.

Answer 5

e.g.
beaucoup de
peu de
un peu de
trop de
assez de
plus/moins de