des
Meaning
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- plural of un (“some; the plural indefinite article”)
- plural of une (“some; the plural indefinite article”)
- plural of du (“some; the plural partitive article”)
- plural of de la (“some; the plural partitive article”)
- plural of de l’ (“some; the plural partitive article”)
Synonyms
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/de/
Etymology
The use as an article is a special case of the contraction.
New
du
-
Contraction of de + le (“of the”)
New
un
-
an, a
New
une
-
feminine singular of un
New
de la
- of the
- some; the feminine partitive article
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