Grammar, animated

Explainers

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One noun, four roles

Same word — théâtre. The verb sets the construction. Watch de le and à le fuse.

J’aime le théâtre

❤️theatre as what I like (a domain)

Je fais de ledu théâtre

💪theatre as what I do (a practice)

Je vais à leau théâtre

🚶theatre as where I go (a destination)

Je suis à leau théâtre

📍theatre as where I am (a location)

Je viens de ledu théâtre

↩️theatre as where I come from (an origin)

Je suis de ledu théâtre

📍theatre as where I am from (an origin)

The verb determines the construction — which preposition (if any) and which article type. de + le → du and à + le → au are obligatory contractions, not choices. The noun’s role — domain, activity, destination, location, origin — is set by the verb.