Je suis jalouse des nouvelles bottes que tu as achetees. Why is it des nouvelles bottes and not de nouvelles bottes since nouvelles an adjective is in front of a noun
des nouvelles bottes/ de nouvelles bottes
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des nouvelles bottes/ de nouvelles bottes
This question relates to:French lesson ""Des" becomes " de/d' " in front of adjectives preceding nouns (French Partitive Articles)"
Asked 1 year ago
Hi Titilayo,
As I see it, the bottes (boots) are a specific and countable noun.
So we have the plural definite article being used here (jalouse de(preposition) + les --> des)
This is not the Indefinite des that would contract to de before an adjective.
I think that this is the answer to your query.
Hope it helps.
Jim
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des nouvelles bottes/ de nouvelles bottes
Je suis jalouse des nouvelles bottes que tu as achetees. Why is it des nouvelles bottes and not de nouvelles bottes since nouvelles an adjective is in front of a noun
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