French Note 85 - " de" preposition

 


FRENCH NOTE 85 - De - preposition

This is a continuation of the previous note 84. Let us observe the different ways in which the preposition "de" is used in French language.

1. Possession

C' est la voiture de mon ami.

This is my friend 's car.

Où est la maison du professeur ? ( de +le= du)

Where is the professor 's house ?

2. Expressing the contents of a container.

Apportez ce sac de pommes de terre .

Bring  that potato bag ?

Donnez-moi un verre d'eau ?

Give me a glass of water ?

3. Telling age

Alice est une fille de 20 ans.

Alice is a twenty year old girl.

4. Qualification / in the sense of an adjective

Ce fou de Jean vient.

That mad John is coming .

5. In French names , the nobility is expressed after the preposition "de"

Charles de Gaulle

Jean d'Ormesson

Madame de Sévigny

6. Introducing a complement after a verb.

Le patron nous empêche de parler pendant le travail.

The boss prevents us from talking during work.

C'est tout !

T. K. Jayaraman
28/07/2015
Bangalore