Prep of, from, some, any - De (The 2nd Most Common French Word)

The French word for Prep of, from, some, any is De. It can be used as pronoun. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 2nd most common word in French. This word often comes up when talking about ownership, numbers & quantity, measures. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app to practice this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: prep of, from, some, any

French: de

Examples


From time to time I hear from him.	De temps en temps j'entends parler de lui.
There's something wrong.	Il y a quelque chose de louche
He always says one word too many.	Il dit toujours un mot de trop.
I will come to your country some day.	Je viendrai dans ton pays un de ces jours.
Don't pay any attention to what your father says.	Ne t'occupe pas de ce que te dit ton père.
I need some money.	Il me faut de l'argent.
I have never heard from him since.	Je n'ai jamais entendu parler de lui depuis.
Everybody needs something to believe in.	Tout le monde a besoin de croire en quelque chose.

I think I had better not say anything about that.	Je pense que je ferais mieux de ne rien dire à ce sujet.
You don't need me anymore.	Tu n'as plus besoin de moi.
I think you need some rest.	Je pense que vous avez besoin de sommeil.
With any luck, there will be no school tomorrow.	Avec un peu de chance, il n'y aura pas d'école demain.
There were many people there.	Il y avait beaucoup de gens là-bas.
Many young people are out of work in the country.	De nombreux jeunes sont sans emploi dans le pays.
You don't seem to understand how difficult it is for young people today to believe in something.	Vous ne semblez pas comprendre à quel point il est difficile pour les jeunes d'aujourd'hui de croire en quelque chose.
Many people think I'm crazy.	Beaucoup de gens pensent que je suis folle.
I think about it from time to time.	J'y pense de temps en temps.
Count from one to ten.	Compte de un à dix.
I saw many humans on whom there were no clothes; I saw many clothes in which there were no humans.	J'ai vu beaucoup d'humains sur lesquels il n'y avait pas de vêtements; J'ai vu beaucoup de vêtements dans lesquels il n'y avait pas d'humains.
We want something new.	Nous voulons quelque chose de nouveau.
We don't want anything from you.	Nous ne voulons rien de vous.