In this sentence can't we use des amis Why d'amis
Je n’ai guère d'amis
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Sumesh A.Kwiziq community member
Je n’ai guère d'amis
This question relates to:French lesson "Ne … guère = Hardly ever (French Negations)"
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Hi Sumesh,
No, you can't say des amis because of the negative ne...guère which works as ne ....pas, ne...plus, etc.
Take a look at the following Kwiziq lesson if you have forgotten that rule -
https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/the-partitive-article-in-negative-sentences
Hope this helps!
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