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Belinda S.B2Kwiziq community member

Using 'des' as a partitive article

I'm continually confused about using des!

So, it's the plural of un/une (countable things). However it also seems to be used as a partitive article - as in the example "Tu veux des epinards?" (Do you want (some) spinach (uncountable thing)). Is epinards plural, and hence the use of des???

Any and all help very much appreciated!

Belinda

Asked 3 years ago

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is it correct to use conditionnel présent with the following phrase: il vaut mieux, il faut, faire mieux de?

Asked 6 years ago

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Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Tu auras pris le train d'ici là : You will have taken the train by then.

By then : d'ici là.

Is that a colloquialism?

Asked 7 years ago

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Narelle E.C1Kwiziq community member

Changement de programme [Subjonctif] quiz. My answer was marked incorrect. I don't understand why.

I wrote '`a moins que Bruno ne vienne ...' vienne is the correct form of subjunctive and 'ne' is needed after the conjunction '`a moins que'. I have read in lesson notes that the 'ne' can be dropped in a dialogue. However, in the short quiz which followed that exercise, 'ne' expletive was before the subjunctive verb in a dialogue. I don't believe I was wrong with my form of the subjunctive nor the 'ne' expletive.

Asked 7 years ago

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chris w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

voir ou regarder un film / le tele

Various authorities suggest that one uses voir for the cinema and regarder for the tv. Could you clarify? After I watched the film, after I saw the film... ??

Asked 4 years ago

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