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Following on from the answer below; how do you then say "I like THE carrots" (i.e. the carrots I have on my plate right now)?
To say, 'I like carrots', you have to use the definite article, les and say -
J'aime les carottes
It sort of indicates in French that you like all the carrots in the world. very strange!
Des is a partitive article meaning 'some' so you might say -
Je voudrais des carottes, s'il vous plait = I'd like some carrots, please
or
Donnez-moi des carottes = Give me some carrots
Oh my. This looks like a permanenet discussion point.
Write "We play cards." : Nous ________ cartes .jouons aux"Nous jouons aux cartes" could mean we are playing cards or refer to a specif time they play cards.
Could one say " Nous faisons des cartes" in answer to a general question about whether or not a family or group know how to play cards? They coud actually be learning to play bridge for example.
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