Does anyone know why you say:
Je joue du piano but then you say: Je joue de la harpe
Does anyone know what the rule is for if you use Je joue de la or Je joue du?
Correct sentence structure
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It depends on the gender of the instrument. Le piano is masculine so it is de + le = du
La harpe is feminine so it is de + la
As another example, one would say: Je joue de la batterie ( La batterie -drums- a feminine noun).
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