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In English “à” can be “to”, “at”, “in” and sometimes nothing (I go home)
The preposition “à” is contracted with the masculine definite article in French
Je vais à la plage: “plage” is feminine, no contraction.
Je vais à l’école: “école” is feminine but we don’t mind; the word starts with a vowel so “à l'”.
Je vais à l’étage: “étage” is masculine but again we say “à l'”.
Je vais à l’hotel: same thing for words starting with a plugged “h”
Masculine:
Je vais au cinéma ( we don’t say “à le” but “au”)
J’ai mal au pied (my foot hurts)
Plural:
Je vais aux toilettes (toilettes is always plural in French from France)
“Aux” works with masculine and feminine words.
“De” means “of”, “from”…
The preposition “de” is contracted with the masculine definite article in French:
Je viens de la plage: “plage” is feminine, no contraction
Je viens de l’école: “école” is feminine but we don’t mind; the word starts with a vowel so “à l'”
Je viens de l’étage: “étage” is masculine but again we say à l’
Je viens de l’hotel: same thing for words starting with a mute “h”
Masculine:
Je viens du cinéma ( we don’t say “de le” but “du”)
Je veux du pain: I want some bread
Plural:
Je viens des toilettes
“Des” works with masculine and feminine words.
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