Quantities With de
De joins a measure or container to what it holds.
How It Works
When you name an amount, a container or a portion, join it to the thing it holds with de. Before a vowel, de becomes d'.
| Occitan | English |
|---|---|
| un veire d'aiga | a glass of water |
| una botelha de vin | a bottle of wine |
| un pauc de pan | a little bread |
| dos veires d'aiga | two glasses of water |
The gender and number belong to the container: un veire is masculine, una botelha is feminine, and dos veires is plural. The noun after de stays without an article. Leaving out de is the most common error.
Examples (4)
- Vòli un veire d'aiga.
I want a glass of water.
D' joins the glass to its contents.
- Avèm una botelha de vin.
We have a bottle of wine.
De follows the feminine container botelha.
- Mangi un pauc de pan.
I eat a little bread.
Un pauc de names a small amount.
- Bevèm dos veires d'aiga.
We drink two glasses of water.
The container is plural and the contents stay the same.
Common Mistakes
Leaving out de.
Vòli un veire aiga.Vòli un veire d'aiga.The measure and its contents are joined by de, which becomes d' before aiga.
How It Connects
Learn This First
A quantity joined to a noun with de is a use of the partitive, so that comes first.
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