de la

Article

 * 1) of the
 * 2) some; the feminine partitive article

Usage notes

 * While English does have the partitive determiner, the French article frequently translates to nothing at all in English; for example, the above example « J'ai mangé de la tarte » could also be translated simply as “I ate pie.”
 * Like the definite article (from which it derives), the partitive article  undergoes elision, becoming  before most words that start with vowel sounds.

Etymology
+, lit. 'from at'.

Preposition

 * 1) from spatial, relational, causal
 * not interchangeable
 * 1) from, since temporal
 * not interchangeable, see notes
 * 1) by instrumental
 * 1) from, since temporal
 * not interchangeable, see notes
 * 1) by instrumental
 * not interchangeable, see notes
 * 1) by instrumental
 * 1) by instrumental
 * 1) by instrumental

Usage notes

 * When constructing phrases of the form "from X to Y", it is usually accompanied by " ": "de la X  Y"

de la is usually used together with a fixed point in time (though not with dates):

din is usually used together with dates or in certain expressions:

de is usually used for time frames:

Article

 * 1) of the