Preposition DE This preposition contracts in the same manner that the preposition À does

DE means … This preposition is used when coming from a place or location Used as of Used as about

FORMATION OF CONTRACTION De + le = DU De + la = DE LA De + l’ = DE L’ De + les = DES

J’ARRIVE DE… J’arrive du magasin

J’arrive de la maison J’arrive de l’école

J’arrive de…. J’arrive des Champs -Elysees

Used as OF and ABOUT La maison DE LA reine française Je parle DU film “Pirates des Caraibes

Traveling FROM If you are traveling from a country that is masculine gender, use the preposition DU J’arrive DU Canada

Traveling FROM If you are coming from a country that is feminine gender, use the preposition DE LA Je voyage de la Chine

Traveling FROM If you are traveling from a country that begins with a vowel, use preposition D’ J’arrive d’Afrique du Sud

Traveling FROM When you are traveling from the USA use the preposition DES Je voyage DES Etats-Unis

Used to show POSSESSION La voiture de l’homme La voiture des parents Le sandwich de la fille

In between two nouns Use the the preposition DE when it qualifies another noun Le livre de français

PREPOSITIONS Remember that you use the preposition à (and all its forms au, à la, à l’, aux) when you are playing a game or sport Je joue au basket Je joue aux jeux videos

PREPOSITIONS Remember to use de (and all its forms) to express an activity you are doing or an instrument you are playing Je joue de la guitare Je fais du ski