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What is the difference between article definis and article indefinis. Why can't we use les or des for a plural, or any of these?

Why does the final sentence, "Plutôt fuir que d'être pris la main dans le sac," utilize être in "d'être pris" vs avoir like in "d'avoir pris." ???

Hello! This is an example given for a partitive article:

Tu veux des pommes de terre?
Do you want some potatoes?

My question: is “des” both a plural of the partitive articles (used with uncountable or mass nouns)  AND  a plural of the indefinite article (used with countable nouns)? In the example above, potatoes are countable so they would take the definite or indefinite articles. But the sentence is used as an example of the partitive.

It’s probably a stupid or obvious question but I’m confused!

Thank you!

Hello!

In the lesson re: 

“Use il/elle est for statements and opinions related to specific things.”

Tu aimes mon pull?  Oui, il est très beau.

My question: do you ever use il/elle est in the plural, ie., ils/elles sont, in these instances?

How would you answer: Tu aimes mes pulls?  

Would it be: Oui, ils sont beaux. If not, can you explain why?

Thank you for your help! 

 The audio for “parce que je suis un peu âgé” starts with “car”, not “parce que”.

Salut,

Dans cet lesson ça dit qu'on utilise seulement 'leur' et 'lui' quand le verbe est normalement suivi par "à". Je me demande si vous avez une liste des verbes qui sont suivis par "à"? 

Merci!

Nicole

Shivani A1 

We use de, du and des with venir verb and country, region or state. What preposition will we use with verb aller and country? e.g I go to Canada.

Is it ne vend pas

Or

Ne vends pas