Tex's French Grammar: Determiners

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aucun (aucune), not one, not a single

certains (certaines), certain

chaque, each, every

différents (différentes), various, some

divers (diverses), various, some

plusieurs, several

quelques, a few

tout, all, every

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Bette: Il n'y a aucun doute. Tu finiras mère au foyer!
Bette: There is no doubt. You'll end up a housewife!

Tammy: Chaque jour, tu trouves une méchanceté à dire. Aucune chatte n'est aussi désagréable que toi!
Tammy: Every day, you find something nasty to say. No cat is as unpleasant as you are!

Bette: Mais ouvre les yeux Tammy! Ton futur mari a plusieurs défauts. Il est snob, prétentieux et veut toujours avoir raison.
Bette: Open your eyes Tammy! Your future husband has several negative traits. He is snobbish, pretentious and always wants to be right.

Tammy: Mais il a aussi quelques qualités: il est beau et talentueux. Certains éditeurs pensent qu'il est le prochain prix Goncourt!
Tammy: But he also has a few good points: he is handsome and talented. Some publishers think that he is the next Goncourt prize winner.

Bette tout bas: Tu parles!
Bette under her breath: Yeah, right!

det2_ex1: determiners: definite articles

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Masculine singular: le (l')
Tex le tatou Joe-Bob l'écureuil
Tex the armadillo Joe-Bob the squirrel

Feminine singular: la (l')
Bette la chatte l'Université du Texas
Bette the cat (female) The University of Texas

Masculine and feminine plural: les
les tatous les écureuils les chats les universités
the armadillos the squirrels the cats the universities

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Lundi, il a rendez-vous avec Tammy.
Monday he has a date with Tammy.

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Tammy: J'aime beaucoup le français. C'est la langue de Molière et de Hugo, et surtout c'est la langue maternelle de Tex!
Tammy: I like French a lot. It is the language of Molière and of Hugo, and above all it is the mother tongue of Tex!

Bette: Alors comme ça Tammy, tu aimes bien les Français?
Bette: So Tammy, you really like French men?

Tammy: Oh oui! Surtout les Français qui portent le béret!
Tammy: I sure do! Especially French men who wear a beret!

det2_ex2: determiners: definite articles

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Compulsory liaison with a vowel or silent h
No liaison with a consonant

les insectes les animaux les hommes
les tatous les fourmis

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Corey: Tu connais la tour de l'Université du Texas?
Corey: Do you know the UT Tower?

Tex: Bien sûr, c'est le symbole de l'Université!
Tex: Of course, it is the symbol of the University!

Corey: Et la Sixième rue?
Corey: What about Sixth street?

Tex: Eh bien, c'est les Champs-Elysées d'Austin!
Tex: Well, it's the Champs-Elysees of Austin.

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Tex: L'argent ne rend pas l'homme heureux!
Tex: Money does not make man happy!

Tammy: Tu as raison. L'amour et la santé sont plus importants!
Tammy: You are right. Love and health are more important!

Tex: Bien sûr, pour les insectes et les animaux, l'argent n'existe pas! Mais l'amour est aussi important pour nous que pour les humains. Ah oui ... l'amour l'amour, toujours l'amour!
Tex: Of course, for insects and animals, money does not exist! But love is as important for us as it is for humans. Ah, yes, love, love, love, always love!

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Tex adore les croissants.
Tex loves croissants.

Joe-Bob préfère les doughnuts.
Joe-Bob prefers doughnuts.

Tammy n'aime pas le café.
Tammy does not like coffee.

Edouard apprécie la bonne cuisine française.
Edouard appreciates good French cuisine.

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Le matin, Tammy va en cours.
Every morning, Tammy goes to class.

L'après-midi, elle va à la bibliothèque.
Every afternoon, she goes to the library.

Le lundi, Tex fait son jogging.
On Mondays, Tex goes for a jog.

L'été, il se baigne avec Tammy à Barton Springs. L'hiver, il skie à Purgatory.
Every summer, he bathes with Tammy at Barton Springs. Every winter, he skis in Purgatory.

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Tammy: Tex, aide-moi à mettre la table! Apporte les assiettes, les couteaux, les verres, les serviettes et le vin.
Tex, help me set the table! Bring the plates, knives, glasses, napkins, and wine.

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Tex habite à Austin.
Tex lives in Austin,

mais il préfère Paris.
but he prefers Paris.

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Cependant Tex adore mars à Austin.
Nevertheless Tex adores March in Austin.

det3_ex1: definite articles with physical characteristics

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Tex rêve: Ah, Tammy! Tu as les yeux brûlants, la bouche pulpeuse, les cheveux si doux ...
Tex is dreaming: Ah Tammy! You have fiery eyes, full lips, such soft hair ...

Tex rêve: Ah Tammy! Ton regard est brûlant, ta bouche pulpeuse, tes cheveux si doux ...
Tex is dreaming: Ah Tammy! Your eyes are fiery, your lips full, your hair so soft ...

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Tex continue: Tammy, tu as un petit nez pointu et de grandes oreilles décollées ...
Tex continues: Tammy, you have a little pointed nose and big ears which stick out ...

det4_ex1: determiners: indefinite articles

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masculine singular: un
Tex est un tatou. Joe-Bob est un écureuil.
Tex is an armadillo. Joe-Bob is a squirrel.

feminine singular: une
Bette est une chatte. UT est une université
Bette is a cat. (female) UT is a university.

plural: des
des tatous des écureuils des chats des universités
(some) armadillos (some) squirrels (some) cats (some) universities

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Joe-Bob et Corey ont une chambre dans une résidence universitaire à Austin.
Joe-Bob and Corey have a (one) room in a residence hall in Austin.

Ils ont la chambre numéro 1735 dans la résidence Jester.
They have the room #1735 in the Jester residence hall.

Joe-Bob et Corey sont des camarades de chambre.
Joe-Bob and Corey are roommates!

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Tex: Joe-Bob, tu as un chien?
Tex: Joe-Bob, do you have a dog?'

Joe-Bob: Mais non! Je n'ai pas de chien. Je suis un écureuil.
Joe-Bob: No, I don't have a dog. I'm a squirrel.

Tex: Corey, tu as des amis?
Tex: Corey, do you have friends?

Corey: Mais non! Je n'ai pas d'amis. Je suis un cafard.
Corey: No, I don't have any friends. I'm a cockroach.

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Edouard: Joe-Bob, c'est un écureuil. Ce n'est pas un tatou!
Edouard: Joe-Bob is a squirrel. He is not an armadillo.

Tex et Tammy, ce sont des tatous. Ce ne sont pas des escargots.
Tex and Tammy are armadillos. They are not snails.

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Edouard: Tex et Tammy sont de charmants amoureux.
Edouard: Tex and Tammy are charming lovers.

Bette: Ah bon? Ce ne sont pas seulement de bons amis?
Bette: Really? They are not just good friends?

Edouard: Tu ne trouves pas que Tex et Tammy sont des tatous parfaits l'un pour l'autre?
Edouard: Don't you think that Tex and Tammy are armadillos who are perfect for each other?

Bette: Absolument pas!
Bette: Absolutely not!

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Edouard: Tex devient professeur; il est américain; il n'est pas catholique.
Edouard: Tex is becoming a professor. He is American. He is not Catholic.

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Bette et Tammy parlent entre femmes.
Bette and Tammy are talking woman-to-woman.

Bette: Je n'ai pas de véritables amis! Tout le monde pense que je suis une méchante chatte.
Bette: I have no real friends! Everybody thinks that I am a wicked cat.

Tammy: Mais non Bette! Toi et moi nous sommes de vieilles amies!
Tammy: That's not true Bette! You and I are old friends!'

Bette: Oui, mais toi tu as un petit ami tandis que moi je n'ai pas de petit ami!
Bette: Yes, but you have a boyfriend whereas I don't have any boyfriend!

Tammy: Tu sais Bette, avoir un petit ami ce n'est pas toujours une partie de plaisir, surtout quand il s'appelle Tex!
Tammy: You know Bette, having a boyfriend is not always a fun thing, especially when he's called Tex!

det5_ex1: determiners: partitive articles

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Masculine: du
du pain
(some) bread

Feminine: de la
de la viande
(some) meat

Masculine or feminine before a vowel: de l'
de l'ail (m.) de l'eau (f.)
(some) garlic (some) water

det5_ex2: determiners: partitive articles

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Edouard: Comme dessert, nous avons de la mousse au chocolat, de la glace parfumée à la vanille et du sorbet à l'ananas.
Edouard: For dessert, we have (some) chocolate mousse, vanilla ice cream, and pineapple sorbet.

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Edouard: Vous prenez du vin, n'est-ce pas?
partitive article
Edouard: You are having (some) wine, aren't you? (a quantity that is not specified)

Le vin rouge est bon pour la santé!
definite article
Red wine is healthy! ('wine' in general)

En fait, nous avons un Beaujolais nouveau ou un Chambertin, un Châteauneuf-du-Pape, ou j'ai un excellent Médoc pour vous, ou un tout petit vin gris de Savoie.
indefinite articleIn fact, we have a Beaujolais nouveau, or a Chambertin, a Châteauneuf-du-Pape, or I have an excellent Médoc for you, or a little grey wine from Savoy. (These are items on the wine list, a countable quantity)

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Joe-Bob mange de la viande.
Tammy ne mange pas de viande.
Joe-Bob eats meat. Tammy does not eat meat.

Tex boit du café.
Tammy ne boit jamais de café.
Tex drinks coffee. Tammy never drinks coffee.

Il y a encore du vin.
Il n'y a plus de vin.
There is some wine left. There is not any wine left.

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Entre Tex et Tammy, ce n'est pas de l'amitié, c'est de l'amour!
Between Tex and Tammy, it is not friendship, it is love!

Edouard sert du poulet, pas des escargots!
Edouard serves chicken, not snails!

det5_ex6: determiners: partitive articles

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Tammy est au téléphone: Allô, Edouard? Je reçois des amis ce soir. Je voudrais faire des crêpes, mais j'ai oublié la recette. Tu peux m'aider?
Tammy is on the phone: Hello, Edouard? I'm having some friends over tonight. I would like to make some crêpes, but I've forgotten the recipe. Can you help me?

Edouard: Rien de plus facile! Tu mélanges de la farine et des oeufs. Tu ajoutes ensuite du lait, du sel et de l'huile. Tu verses cette pâte dans une poêle. Quand la pâte est cuite, tu garnis la crêpe avec du fromage râpé, du jambon, ou des cèpes. Mais n'oublie pas Tammy, avec des crêpes, on ne boit pas de vin. Il faut boire du cidre et porter une coiffe bretonne!
Edouard: No problem! Mix some flour and eggs. Add some milk, some salt and some oil. Pour this batter in a pan. When the batter is cooked, fill the crêpe with some grated cheese, some ham, or cepes (mushrooms). But don't forget Tammy, with crêpes, you don't drink wine. You have to drink cider and wear a Breton hat!

det6_ex1: possessive determiners

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Masculine singular
Feminine singular
Plural
Translation

mon
ma
mes
my

ton
ta
tes
your (familiar)

son
sa
ses
his or her or its

notre
notre
nos
our

votre
votre
vos
your (formal or plural)

leur
leur
leurs
their

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Tex présente sa famille: Voici mon frère, Trey, et ma soeur, Rita, avec ses enfants et leur chien Fido. Notre famille est formidable!
Tex introduces his family. Here is my brother, Trey, and my sister, Rita with her children and their dog Fido. Our family is great!

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Tex: Voici Tammy, mon amie, et ses amies Bette et Fiona, c'est-à-dire nos amies.
Tex: Here is Tammy, my friend, and her friends, Bette and Fiona, that is to say, our friends.

det6_ex4: possessive determiners

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Tammy parle avec Bette: Tex n'est plus mon ami! Il a complètement oublié mon cadeau et notre anniversaire! Il a oublié toutes ses promesses! Quel nul!

Tammy is talking with Bette: Tex is not my friend any more! He competely forgot my present and our anniversary! He forgot all his promises. What a loser!

det7_ex1: demonstrative determiners

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Masculine singular: ce Masculine singular before a vowel sound: cet
ce tatou cet écureuil
this armadillo this squirrel

Feminine singular: cette
cette chatte
this cat (female)

Plural (masculine or feminine): ces
ces tatous ces écureuils
these armadillos these squirrels

det7_ex2: demonstrative determiners

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Tex explique: Ce bassin, c'est Barton Springs. Cette piscine s'appelle Deep Eddy.
Tex explains: This pool is Barton Springs. This swimming pool is Deep Eddy.

det7_ex3: demonstrative determiners

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Tex: Tu vois Tammy, cette étoile-ci s'appelle Vénus. Mais ces étoiles-là, c'est la Voie lactée.
Tex: See Tammy, this star (here) is called Venus. But those stars (there), are the Milky Way.

Tammy: Venus ... la voie lactée ... oh Tex, j'aime bien quand tu me parles d'astronomie!
Tammy: Venus ... the Milky Way ... oh, Tex, I like it when you talk to me about astronomy!

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Tex et Tammy sont dans le rayon femmes de J. C. Penney.
Tex and Tammy are in the women's section of J. C. Penney.

Tammy: Qu'est-ce que tu penses de ce maillot-ci?
Tammy: What do you think of this bathing suit?

Tex: Ah non! Je n'aime pas du tout cette couleur.
Tex: Oh no! I don't like this color at all.

Tammy: Et ce bikini? Ce sera parfait pour cet été. Tu ne trouves pas?
Tammy: What about this bikini? It will be perfect for this summer, don't you think?

Tex: Quelle horreur! Ce tissu est complètement démodé!
Tex: It's horrible! This fabric is completely outdated!

Tammy: Mais Tex, tu n'as aucun goût! Tu crois que ce vieux béret que tu portes est à la mode?
Tammy: Tex, you have no taste whatsoever! You think that this old beret you wear is fashionable?

det8_ex1: determiners: expressions of quantity

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Tammy et Tex reçoivent des amis ce soir. Tammy est dans la cuisine. Tex regarde la télévision.
Tammy and Tex are having some friends over tonight. Tammy is in the kitchen. Tex is watching television.

Tammy: Une douzaine de crêpes, c'est trop pour quatre personnes?
Tammy: A dozen crepes, that's too much for four people?

Tex: Mais non, Tammy, ce n'est pas assez. Il faut préparer beaucoup de crêpes.
Tex: No, Tammy, it's not too much. You can never prepare too many crepes.

det8_ex2: determiners: expressions of quantity

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assez de, enough
plein de, many

beaucoup de, a lot
un tas de, a lot of

un peu de, a little
trop de, too many

det8_ex3: determiners: expressions of quantity

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Tex: On ne prépare jamais trop de crêpes.
Tex: One never prepares too many crepes!

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une boîte de, a can (box) of
un litre de, a liter of

un bol de, a bowl of
une livre de, a pound of

un bout de, a piece (end) of
un morceau de, a piece of

une bouteille de, a bottle of
une part de, a serving of

une cuillère de, a teaspoon of
une pincée de, a pinch of

une douzaine de, a dozen
une tasse de, a cup of

50 grammes de, 50 grams of
une tranche de, a slice of

un kilo de, a kilo of
un verre de, a glass of

det8_ex5: determiners: expressions of quantity

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un morceau du gâteau qu'Edouard a préparé
a piece of the cake that Edouard made

un verre
du vin rouge, pas
du blanc
a glass of
the red wine, not the white one

beaucoup des invités parlent français
many of the guests speak French

det8_ex6: determiners: expressions of quantity

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Tammy lit la recette: Pour une douzaine de crêpes, mélanger 400 grammes de farine et deux oeufs. Ajouter ensuite un demi litre de lait, une cuillère de sel et une cuillère d'huile.
Tammy reads the recipe: For a dozen crêpes, mix 400 grams of flour and two eggs. Then add half a liter of milk, a spoonful of salt and a spoonful of oil.

Tammy: Dis, Tex! Arrête de faire le légume devant la télé! Viens m'aider!
Tammy: Hey, Tex! Stop vegging out in front of the TV! Come and help me!

Tex: Comment? J'ai fait mon travail, moi! Le bouquet de roses et la bouteille de cidre sont sur la table!
Tex: What? I did my job! The bouquet of flowers and the bottle of cider are on the table!

det9_ex1: tout

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Masculine singular
Masculine plural
Feminine singular
Feminine plural

tout
tous
toute
toutes

det9_ex2: tout

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Malgré toutes les filles que j'ai connues,
In spite of all the girls (or all of the girls) that I have known,

je pense à toi ...
I think of you ...

tout le temps,
all the time,

toute la journée,
all day long,

tous* les soirs,
every evening,

toutes les nuits.
every night.

det9_ex3: tout

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Tex: Tout tatou est poète!
Every armadillo is a poet!

det9_ex4: tout

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Indefinite singular 'everything'
Tammy: Tex, tu as vu ton éditeur? Tout s'est bien passé?
Tammy: Tex, did you see your publisher? Did everything go well?

To replace a plural noun
Tex: Les éditeurs sont des idiots, je les déteste tous!* Les maisons d'éditions ne comprennent pas mon art. Toutes refusent mes poèmes érotiques!
Tex: Publishers are fools, I hate them all! Publishing houses don't understand my art. All refuse my erotic poems!

det9_ex5: tout

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Invariable
Tex: Les éditeurs ne comprennent rien. Mes thèmes sont tout nouveaux.
Tex: Editors don't understand anything. My themes are completely new.

Before a feminine adjective beginning with a consonant
Tex: Et ma poésie est toute moderne.
Tex: And my poetry is very modern.

det9_ex6: tout

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pas du tout, not at all
en tout cas, in any case

tout de suite, right away
malgré tout, in spite of everything

tout le monde, everyone
tout à l'heure, in a little while

tout le temps, all the time
tout à coup, all of a sudden

tous les jours, every day
tout à fait, completely

tous (toutes) les deux, both
tout droit, straight ahead

tous les deux jours, every other day tous les trois jours ... , every three days
tout de même, just the same

toutes les deux semaines, every other week
tout en + participe présent, all the while ...

det9_ex7: tout

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Tammy: Alors Tex, tu as bientôt fini ton recueil de poèmes?
Tammy: So Tex, have you almost finished writing your collection of poems?

Tex: Oh ne m'en parle pas! J'ai perdu tout mon enthousiasme! J'ai toutes sortes de problèmes avec mon éditeur. Il refuse tous mes poèmes récents.
Tex: Oh don't ask! I have lost all my enthusiasm! I have all sorts of problems with my publisher. He refuses to publish all my recent poems.

Tammy: Ne t'inquiète pas! Tous les grands poètes sont incompris!
Tammy: Don't worry! All great poets are misunderstood!