What are contractions?

​Contractions are shortened forms of words.

For example, do not in English becomes "don't"

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​What are some other contractions you can think of in English?

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In French, when we want to say we are going somewhere,​ we must use the preposition à.

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> The preposition "à" means "to" or "at" in French.

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​> When we use à in a sentence, we must form a contraction of à and the definite article of the noun that follows (the place you're going).

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For example, "​J'aime aller à la piscine"

​ I like going to the pool

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French Contractions with à

Ok, but...what does this mean? How do we make these contractions?

1. First, determine what you'd like to say. For our example, we'll say that we are going to a café

2. Next, find the gender of the noun we'll be using in our sentence. In our example, we're using the noun "café".​

   1. TIP! : To find the gender of the noun, pay attention to it's article (un/une/des/le/la/les/l').​​ Example: Since café is a masculine noun, it uses the articles "un" and "le".

3. ​Then, make the appropriate contraction using the table on the slide 6. Since café uses the masculine article "le", we combine ​​à + le to create au.

4. Finally, our sentence would look like this: Je vais au café​. (I go to the café)

Skill Check & Practice

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