leçon - de or du?
Preposition de or contracted definite article du?
To find out whether to use de or du, you should look at the following name.
Before a proper noun (masculine or feminine): we use de
Example: le sapin de Noël, le livre de Paul, la chambre de Julie.
(Caution : before the names of countries, regions and cities, in the masculine case, we use du. Example: le Pic du Midi, les volcans du Massif central)
In front of a common noun:
1. singular feminine common noun beginning with a consonant, we use de la
Example: la fenêtre de la chambre
2. singular male common noun beginning with a consonant, we use du
Les pommes du voisin (de le becomes du, because "de le" does not exist in French).
3. Common noun (masculine or feminine) beginning with a vowel, use de l'
Les feuilles de l'arbre, les barreaux de l'échelle.
Caution: If the common noun is a generality:
Use de (without article): Le cours de géographie, le professeur de philosophie
Use d' (without article, if this noun begins with a vowel): Le cours d'algèbre.
Before a proper noun (masculine or feminine): we use de
Example: le sapin de Noël, le livre de Paul, la chambre de Julie.
(Caution : before the names of countries, regions and cities, in the masculine case, we use du. Example: le Pic du Midi, les volcans du Massif central)
In front of a common noun:
1. singular feminine common noun beginning with a consonant, we use de la
Example: la fenêtre de la chambre
2. singular male common noun beginning with a consonant, we use du
Les pommes du voisin (de le becomes du, because "de le" does not exist in French).
3. Common noun (masculine or feminine) beginning with a vowel, use de l'
Les feuilles de l'arbre, les barreaux de l'échelle.
Caution: If the common noun is a generality:
Use de (without article): Le cours de géographie, le professeur de philosophie
Use d' (without article, if this noun begins with a vowel): Le cours d'algèbre.
