Shouldn't "J'ai vu des endroits magnifiques" translate as "I've seen some magnificient places?"

Michael D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Shouldn't "J'ai vu des endroits magnifiques" translate as "I've seen some magnificient places?"

Here "des" precedes the noun, not an adjective, and therefore it does not become "de" or "d'" but it is still the partitive indefinite article "some."

This question relates to:French lesson ""Des" becomes " de/d' " in front of adjectives preceding nouns (French Partitive Articles)"

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AurélieNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Michael !

In French, "des" is both the partitive "some", but also the plural form of "un/une" (a), which in English would be a zero article:
I eat apples = I eat some apples = "Je mange des pommes."

I hope that's helpful!
Bonnes Fêtes et à bientôt !

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Michael D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Merci Aurélie. Je comprends maintenant. C'est le même chose: "I eat apples" = "I eat some apples."

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Michael D. asked:View original

Shouldn't "J'ai vu des endroits magnifiques" translate as "I've seen some magnificient places?"

Here "des" precedes the noun, not an adjective, and therefore it does not become "de" or "d'" but it is still the partitive indefinite article "some."

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