I've read in a French text book that <<de>> preceeds the name of a feminine country starting with a consonant and <<d'>> preceeds the name of a country (masculine or femnine) starting with a vowel. Therefore, wouldn't it be proper to say <<je viens d'Angleterre>> instead of << je viens de l'Angleterre?>> If no, why so?
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Moderator note: Multiple threads merged to create this one. This thread is specifically about venir de. See also our language resources about countries as well as the following threads:
FR: de (la) France - article
de (la) France, de l'/d'Angleterre, etc. - article devant les noms de pays après "de" ? - forum Français Seulement
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Moderator note: Multiple threads merged to create this one. This thread is specifically about venir de. See also our language resources about countries as well as the following threads:
FR: de (la) France - article
de (la) France, de l'/d'Angleterre, etc. - article devant les noms de pays après "de" ? - forum Français Seulement
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