Tu fais du sport.
I think this means "You do the sport" right?
What does du mean? And why is it used here? Can't it be le instead?
Salut! If you read the posting I answered first (above this) and study The Partitive, you should find your answer.
Tu fais du sport. = You do a sport. (RIGHT!)
This is an example of de + le sport which changes to "du" sport.
Compris? (Understood?)
Mme
Yes, you're correct! "Tu fais du sport" translates to "You do the sport" in English.
The word "du" is a contraction of the preposition "de" (meaning "of" or "from") and the masculine article "le" (meaning "the"). It is used here because "sport" is a masculine noun in French. "Du" is used to indicate an unspecified or general amount or type of something.
In this case, "du sport" means "some sport" or "any sport" rather than a specific sport. It suggests that someone engages in physical activity without specifying the particular sport. So, instead of saying "tu fais le sport" which implies a specific sport, we use "du sport" to convey the general idea of participating in physical activities without specifying a particular one.