couple des amis????

Rebelorieda L.A0Kwiziq community member

couple des amis????

This question relates to:French writing exercise "A few days in Dordogne"

Freeform Writing Exercise A2

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Rebelorieda and Andrew,

You cannot say ‘des’ here as it would be ‘of the friends’.

It is simply ‘un couple d’amis’.

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CécileNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hi Rebelorieda,

Do you have a specific question?

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Andrew R.A1Kwiziq community member

Could you please explain why the plural is "couple d'amis" instead of "couple des amis"? (I have the same question as the original poster). Thank you. Is it possibly because "un couple" is itself singular?

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Andrew R.A1Kwiziq community member

Merci.

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david k.A2Kwiziq community member

I would have said avec quelques amis and I think that very correct as well :)

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