Prendre
What does "prendre" mean?
To take/ to have
What does "boire" mean?
To drink
What does "comprendre" mean?
To understand
What does a partitive article express?
Some/ Any
Which partitive article?
I take (some) soup (f.s.) =
Je prends ______ soupe
de la
Translate: Tu prends un sandwich?
Are you taking/ having a sandwich?
Translate: Je bois
I drink
What does "apprendre" mean?
To learn
What French preposition do you use when forming partitive articles (options: à, sur, de, sous)
DE
Which partitive article?
They take/ have (some) bread (m.s.) =
Ils prennent _______ pain
du
Translate: Ils prennent
They take
Translate: Elles boivent
They drink
Translate: Je ne comprends pas
I don't understand
Which partitive article?
I drink (some) tea (m.s.) =
Je bois ______ thé
du
Are partitive articles used in a negative sentence?
No
Translate: I am taking/ having a croissant
Je prends un croissant
Translate: You all drink
Vous buvez
Translate: Nous apprenons le français
We are learning French
Which partitive article?
He drinks (some) lemon soda (f.s.) =
Il boit ______ limonade
de la
Which partitive article?
We're drinking (some) soft drinks (f.pl.) =
Nous buvons ________ boissons gazeuses
des
Translate: I'm not taking/ having French fries
Je ne prends pas de frites
Translate: He does not drink coffee
Il ne boit pas de café
Translate: Elle apprend trois langues
She is learning three languages
Which partitive article?
We drink (some) water (f.s.) =
Nous buvons ______ eau
de l'
Will you use a partitive article in this sentence?
I don't drink (any) coffee
NON
(Je ne bois pas de café)