Partitive Articles & Quantities

Partitive articles, quantities, and articles after negation.

• French Articles After Negation (de / d')

  After ne...pas, partitive and indefinite articles always change to de or d', except with the verb être.
• Some & Any: French Partitive Articles (du, de la, des)

  Use partitive articles to talk about 'some' of something uncountable, but switch to de after negation.
• Partitive Articles (du, de la, des): Saying 'some' in French

  Use partitive articles for unspecified portions of mass nouns, and always switch to de after a negation.
• French Quantity Adverbs: Beaucoup, Peu, Trop (de)

  In French, adverbs of quantity always take a fixed 'de', regardless of the noun's gender or number.
• French Numbers & Nouns: Counting Items (1, 2, 3...)

  Numbers act as direct determiners in French, eliminating the need for articles or the word 'de'.
• French Quantity Expressions (beaucoup de, trop de)

  Always use 'de' after quantity expressions, regardless of the noun's gender or number, except before vowels where it's 'd'.
• Negative Sentences with 'de' (Zero Quantity)

  Always replace partitive or indefinite articles with de in negative sentences, except when using the verb être.
• French Articles: 'The' vs 'Some' (Partitive vs Definite)

  Definite articles mean 'all' or 'the'; partitive articles mean 'some' or 'a portion'.