Topic: French
https://www.duolingo.com/Theo72757

Du vs De

    Why is it Après le repas du soir and not Après le repas de soir?

    December 7, 2017

    5 Comments

    https://www.duolingo.com/arielkangaroo

      Après le repas [de (of) + le (the) = du] soir = lit. before after the meal [of the] night

      Du is the contraction of de + le.

      December 7, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/Ripcurlgirl

        after the meal of the night/evening :)

        December 7, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/arielkangaroo

          Woops, you're right. Going to fix that :-P

          December 7, 2017
          https://www.duolingo.com/Theo72757

            What I was supposed to translate was "After the evening meal" not "After the meal of the evening"

            December 7, 2017
            https://www.duolingo.com/gatiquo
            • 1664

            du is a contraction of de le, and is preferred in this expression.

            December 7, 2017
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