Négation pluriel
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Joakim R.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Négation pluriel
"We don't eat baby rabbits" -> "Nous ne mangeons pas de lapereau" selon un quiz. Je sais que 'des' devient 'de' dans les phrases négatives, mais pourquoi pas 'lapereaux'?
Asked 8 years ago
"un"and "une" also become "de" in negative sentences, see:
Un/une become de/d' in negative sentences in French (French Indefinite Articles)
Un/une become de/d' in negative sentences in French (French Indefinite Articles)
AurélieKwiziq team member
Bonjour Joakim !
In French, you could use either, with a slight nuance of meaning:
"On ne mange pas de lapereau." would mean "We don't eat baby rabbit" in general, as a type of meat here.
If you consider the baby rabbits as countable elements, then you could also use the plural: "On ne mange pas de lapereaux."
I hope that's helpful!
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