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[loud summit]

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"de" is used for genetive, which is to show a possessive* relationship between two nouns
-# *not always indicates possession, but this is the most common reason

In English, you can qualify a word with either a noun (ex: a water bottle) or an adjective (ex: a red bottle).

But the noun vs adjective distinction is important when translating a word to French.
With nouns, you need to use the right preposition to link the nouns together
a water bottle => une bouteille d'eau
With adjectives, you don't need a determinant. Instead, the adjective needs to agree with the noun (some go before the noun, some go after)
a red bottle => une bouteille rouge

"périodique" is an adjective, not a noun
so "tableau périodique"

-# note that not all noun qualifiers in English translate to French using "de". Some use other prepositions like "à" or "en", depending on the relationship between the two nouns

[brave copper]

ah okay

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