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de

prep

LanguageOld French

Meaning
  1. of
  2. from
  3. A preposition used to indicate origin, possession, or the substance of something.
Examples

Le livre de Marie.

The book of Marie.

Part of speechprep

Usage noteThis is one of the most common prepositions in the language, often used to show possession or origin.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.