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De vs Du, de la, des

The preposition de can be very difficult for French students, even at advanced levels. Knowing whether to use du, de la, or des rather than just de can be a real challenge! This lesson is a detailed explanation of when to use the preposition de all by itself and when to use the indefinite article, partitive article, or de + definite article (which looks like the partitive - but isn't. Ugh!)

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Definite Article – el, la, los, las

The Spanish definite article has to agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies, and it doesn't always correspond to an article in other languages.

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Tu vs Vous à fond

One of the very first things French students discover is that there are two ways to say "you," which can seem really strange for English speakers. In some cases, the choice between tu and vous is obvious, but for certain relationships, it's much more of an art 🎨 than a science. 🧪 Even native speakers don't always know which pronoun to use!

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Heureux au jeu, malheureux en amour

Test your luck with the French proverb Heureux au jeu, malheureux en amour.

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Péparations de Saint-Valentin – Future Quiz

Test yourself on French future conjugations with this romantic fill-in-the-blanks quiz:

   Mes préparations de Saint-Valentin

Note: You must be logged into your Progress with Lawless French account to take this test. If you don't have one, sign up - it's free!

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Los novios

Work on your Spanish listening comprehension and intermediate grammar with Los novios, a 7-part series including audio articles, dictados, and a fill-in-the-blanks test.

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Valentine’s Day

Learn some Italian vocabulary related to the romantic celebration of Valentine's Day.

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La Négritude

The literary and political movement Négritude was created in the mid-1930s by a group of young, intellectual noirs francophones from Africa and the Caribbean. Learn about the birth of this anti-colonial philosophy in a video clip extracted from the movie Le Prix de la Liberté.

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Poner – to put

Poner - to put - is one of the most common irregular Spanish verbs. It's generally used just like its English equivalent.

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Adjectives Functioning As Adverbs

By definition, adjectives modify nouns. But more than 30 French adjectives can sometimes modify verbs instead, thus taking on the role and characteristics of adverbs, including the fact that they are invariable.

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