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Record 1 1988-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grammar
DEF

A form used in some languages before mass nouns to indicate, amongst other things, that the noun refers to only a part of a whole, e.g. French "de l'" in "de l'encre" or "some" in the English translation "some ink".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grammaire
CONT

On appelle partitifs certaines formes de l'article ou certains articles qui indiquent que le contenu désigné par le nom qu'ils accompagnent n'est pas concerné en totalité par le procès, mais seulement en partie.

Spanish

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