| 20.1.3 Telling the date with prepositions |
Telling the date in French is quite similar to English, in French we use the article when in English just the date is mentioned.
| Examples |
Mon anniversaire est le 21 juillet. = My birthday is July 21. |
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| Le premier mai est un jour de fête. = May 1 is a public holiday. |
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| Tu dois te réserver le 18 octobre pour moi. = You must reserve October 18 for me. |
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When using prepositions in French then they are used as in any other sentence together with the article le, referring to the months. As always de + le becomes du, à + le becomes au.
| Examples with du and au |
A partir du 15 août, je suis en vacances. |
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| Tout doit être près avant le 21 juillet = Until July 21, everything must be ready. |
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| Du 12 juillet au 30 août, je ne suis pas au bureau. = From July 12 to August 30, I will not be in office. |
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| Après le 22 mai, je ne fais plus rien. = After May 22, I will not do anything anymore. |
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| Il ne vient pas avant le 28 février. = Before February 28, he will not come. |
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