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[bronze tartan]

i have a test coming up and this is whats on it :

interro:

le partitif / j'aime le-la-les / ne pas de/d'

les verbes prendre, apprendre, comprendre, boire

répondre aux questions avec le partitif

i practiced the conjugations for les verbes but the partif gets me a bit

i know that le is for masculine

and la feminine

and les plural

but im confused on when to use the d or the l

[cyan glen]

the partitive is basically for indefinite quantities

j’ai bu le thé = i drank the tea

j’ai bu du thé = i drank (some) tea

de + le = du

de + les = des

le and la become l’ before a vowel

l’homme but la femme

ça c’est tout, je pense

[bronze tartan]

wait but h isnt a vowel

like ik u do l'homme but

[vague canopy]

It’s silent, homme might as well be spelled omme

[bronze tartan]

ohh

[bronze tartan]

help this confuses me so much

so u basically use d for more specific things

and l for more general

i think?

[cyan glen]

indefinite

it's not perfect, but generally some and a(n) indicate indefinite quantities in english

[bronze tartan]

so d is for more general things

[cyan glen]

i have some apples = j'ai des pommes

[bronze tartan]

and l for specific?

[cyan glen]

the distiction is definite-indefinite not general vs specific

an apple can be specific or general

same with the apples

but the former is indefinite while the latter is definite

j'ai des amis = i have friends
j'ai les amis les plus cools du monde = i have the coolest friends in the world