trois litres d'eau or trois litres de l'eau? which is correct and why, I am so confused on this

VikkiC1Kwiziq community member

trois litres d'eau or trois litres de l'eau? which is correct and why, I am so confused on this

This question relates to:French lesson "Du/de la/de l'/des = Some/any (French Partitive Articles)"

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ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

It should be trois litres d'eau.

The rule is -- in a nutshell -- that whenever you specify a quantity of something, you drop the article and only have "de". Note, though, that "nothing" is also considered a specific quantity.

J'ai du lait dans le frigo. -- I have some milk in the fridge. Je n'ai plus de lait dans le frigo. -- I have no mor milk in the fridge.

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VikkiC1Kwiziq community member

That makes sense to me. Thank you so much.

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trois litres d'eau or trois litres de l'eau? which is correct and why, I am so confused on this

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