de la

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• IPA ^(key): /də la/
• Audio (France (Lyon)): (file)

de la  f (masculine du , plural des )

1. of the
2. some; the feminine partitive article

   Voudriez-vous de la confiture ? ― Would you like some jam?

   J'ai mangé de la tarte ― I ate some pie.

• While English does have the partitive determiner some , the French article de la frequently translates to nothing at all in English; for example, the above example « J'ai mangé de la tarte » could also be translated simply as "I ate pie." Compare crème de la crème.
• Like the definite article la (from which it derives), the partitive article de la undergoes elision, becoming de l' before most words that start with vowel sounds.

• "de la", in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

de + la , literally, "from at".

de la (+accusative)

1. from (spatial, relational, causal)

   Synonyms: de , din (not interchangeable)

   Au furat ceva de la casa ta. ― They stole something from your house.

   Am învățat mult de la tine. ― I've learned a lot from you.

   Am obosit de la citit. ― I'm tired from reading.

   de la A la Z ― from A to Z

   de la distanță ― from afar

2. from, since (temporal)

   Synonyms: de , din (not interchangeable, see notes)

   Este treaz de la ora opt. ― He is awake since eight o'clock.

   de la început ― from the beginning

3. by (instrumental)

   de la sine ― by itself

4. Word to join the parts of a compound; sometimes corresponding to "of".

   Synonym: de

   buzunar de la pantalon ― pant pocket

   apă de la robinet ― tap water

   abatere de la lege ― breach of law

• When constructing phrases of the form "from X to Y", it is usually accompanied by "(până ) la ": "de la X (până ) la Y"

(since (temporal)):

de la is usually used together with a fixed point in time (though not with dates):

de la ora nouă ― since nine o'clock

de la ianuarie ― since January

din is usually used together with dates or in certain expressions:

din (anul) 2000 ― since (the year) 2000

din acel moment ― from that moment on

de is usually used for time frames:

de un an ― for a year

de mult timp ― for a long time

• IPA ^(key): /de la/ [d̪e la]
• Syllabification: de la

de la

1. of the

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