No indefinite article for jobs?
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David J.KwizIQ community member
No indefinite article for jobs?
Why is it "je deviendrais UN traducteur universel" and not just "je deviendrais __ traducteur universel"? You would say "je suis prof" for example not "je suis UN prof".
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Asked 6 hours ago
Maarten K.KwizIQ Q&A super contributor
David,
when the job title itself is qualified by an adjective, as in ' .... (un) traducteur universel ', the article is used. It would also be ' je suis un traducteur universel '.
See link :
When not to use un/une while stating people's occupations or professions in French (Zero Article)
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