du
[dy]
article
LanguageFrench (France)
Meaning- Forms the partitive article.
- of the
- This is a partitive article used to mean some or a quantity of something. It is a combination of de and le.
Il mange du pain.
He eats bread. / He eats some bread.
Pronunciationdy
Part of speecharticle
Usage noteUsed with masculine singular nouns starting with a consonant.
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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.