De and des
Laura
Kwiziq language super star
2/10/16
Bonjour Moushumi,
Yes, "maison" is singular, but it belongs to "the Jacksons," which is plural.
Meghna
Kwiziq community member
3/10/16
I hadn't realised that Jackson represented a family name, I thought it was the name of an individual. Your explanation makes perfect sense now . Merci!
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Meghna
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2 October 2016
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De and des
Why did you use la maison DES in the first example ? The maison is singular n'est c'est pas?
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Expressing possession with 'de' -