Contracted articles
When "à" or "de" meet "le"/"les", they merge into a single word.
When "à" or "de" meet "le"/"les", they merge into a single word.
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Vocabulary for this lesson
- au marché (à + le) : at/to the market
- aux enfants (à + les) : to the children
- du parc (de + le) : from/of the park
- des amis (de + les) : from/of the friends
- à la maison : at home (unchanged)
🇫🇷 A bit of French culture
In French, the preposition "à" or "de" can never stay next to the articles "le" or "les" : they must merge: à + le = au, à + les = aux, de + le = du, de + les = des. With "la" and "l'", nothing changes: à la, à l', de la, de l'. This might seem like a small detail, but the error "à le" or "de les" is immediately noticeable to a native speaker.
