Des pommes ?
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Kathy h.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Des pommes ?
Hi there, another question from me about articles. In the example above, "J'aime seulement les pommes", does this not refer to "the apples" versus apples in general. I thought one would use "des pommes" in this case.
Merci,
Kathy
This question relates to:French lesson "Using restrictive ne … que to express only with simple tenses (French Negations)"
Asked 8 years ago
Bonjour Kathy,
Good question! That's the tricky thing about the French definite article - it is both specific (I like the apples you bought yesterday) and general (I like apples). Des pommes would refer to only some apples, like Granny Smiths but not Macintosh.
Take a look at these lessons:
Le/la/l' = The (French Definite Articles)
Le/la/l' = The (French Definite Articles)1
Good question! That's the tricky thing about the French definite article - it is both specific (I like the apples you bought yesterday) and general (I like apples). Des pommes would refer to only some apples, like Granny Smiths but not Macintosh.
Take a look at these lessons:
Le/la/l' = The (French Definite Articles)
Le/la/l' = The (French Definite Articles)1
Athanasios F.Kwiziq community member
How come "J'ai que" isn't accepted? Is it because it's part of the language's informal speech? It is by far the most common way french people express this notion.
Athanasios F.Kwiziq community member
How come "J'ai que" isn't accepted? Is it because it's part of the language's informal speech? It is by far the most common way french people express this notion.
Kathy h. asked:
Des pommes ?
Hi there, another question from me about articles. In the example above, "J'aime seulement les pommes", does this not refer to "the apples" versus apples in general. I thought one would use "des pommes" in this case.
Merci,
Kathy
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