du couscous

some couscous

→ du

phrase Rare #45,550

some couscous “Du” is the partitive article used for an unspecified amount of a masculine mass noun. In English, it is often left untranslated, so this can simply mean “couscous.”

FR: Nous avons préparé du couscous pour le dîner.

EN: We prepared some couscous for dinner.

Je mange du couscous.

I’m eating couscous.

Il y a du couscous sur la table.

There is couscous on the table.

Il a commandé du couscous.

He ordered couscous.

Il aime manger du couscous.

He likes to eat couscous.