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[hearty aspen]

Please be patient

Our volunteers look into many questions every day; sometimes it takes them a little while to answer.

Pro tip: you can rename the thread title with `.tr <thread name>`

Make it descriptive, including relevant context, but also to the point. This way you improve your chances of getting a more relevant and specific answer.

[jagged belfry]

yes, that's all good

la table de la cuisine => "de" is indicating possession. "la table" is part of "la cuisine"
table de cuisine => "de" is qualifying "table" with the purpose of being for "cuisine"

[floral basin]

That means, I could have used "la table de cuisine" for the first sentence? Because the answers in the my textbook only have one choice for each of those two sentences

[jagged belfry]

no, the use of the article is key here. "cuisine" being introduced by an article in the first sentence means you're talking about a specific one. "cuisine" not having an article in the second sentence after the preposition means it's a qualifier

[floral basin]

I see, but would « Le chat est monté sur la table de cuisine » still be grammatically correct?

[jagged belfry]

yes, it's 100% correct, but the meaning is different