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Preposition: de (origin and possession)

Preposition: de (origin and possession)

Structure:

de + place (origin) / de + noun (possession)

De + le = du, de + les = des (contractions). De + la and de + l' do not contract.

Example:

Je viens de Paris. C'est le livre de Marie. Un verre de jus d'orange. **Translation:** I come from Paris. It's Marie's book. A glass of orange juice.

Examples

Je viens de Paris.

I come from Paris.

C'est le livre de Marie.

It's Marie's book.

Un verre de jus d'orange.

A glass of orange juice.

Practice

Question 1 of 30 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Je viens de Paris."

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