de vs du un pays
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Ann H.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
de vs du un pays
Pourquoi on vient de France mais du Canada? Pourquoi pas de la France?
Asked 7 years ago
AurélieNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq
Bonjour Ann !
Unfortunately, I have no explanation as to why we do this, all I can say is that to express origin, you'll use de with feminine countries, and du with masculine ones :)
If I had to guess, I'd say it's probably to keep it to one syllable, for pronunciation ease...
Here's a link to our related lesson:
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/say-where-you-come-from-with-venir-de-d-du-des-country-state-region
À bientôt !
Unfortunately, I have no explanation as to why we do this, all I can say is that to express origin, you'll use de with feminine countries, and du with masculine ones :)
If I had to guess, I'd say it's probably to keep it to one syllable, for pronunciation ease...
Here's a link to our related lesson:
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/say-where-you-come-from-with-venir-de-d-du-des-country-state-region
À bientôt !
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