What are the grammatical terms (names) and usage for DES = DE + LES, on one hand, and DES as a partitif and DES as a normal plural article on the other hand?
des = de + les
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Roman M.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
des = de + les
This question relates to:French lesson "Du/de la/de l'/des = Some/any (French Partitive Articles)"
Asked 4 weeks ago
Bonjour Roman,
1. Des = de+ les is called a contracted article
Je viens des États-Unis = I come from the United States
Definite articles contract with à and de in French (French Contracted Articles)
2. Des can be a partitive article when you want to indicate an unspecified quantity of something.
Je veux des informations = I want some information
Du/de la/de l'/des = Some/any (French Partitive Articles)
3. Des can also be an indefinite article which is used with countable* nouns to mean "some" or "any" when the exact quantity is not specified or important
Il y a des livres sur la table = There are some books on the table
Du/de la/de l'/des = Some/any (French Partitive Articles)
Take a look here too: French Article
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
Roman M. asked:
des = de + les
What are the grammatical terms (names) and usage for DES = DE + LES, on one hand, and DES as a partitif and DES as a normal plural article on the other hand?
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