Why is it de l’argent which I thought meant some money. The lesson wrote: either money or a gift. So why was soit d’argent wrong? Thanks.
Soit de l’argent, soit un cadeau
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Liz H.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Soit de l’argent, soit un cadeau
This question relates to:French lesson "Soit ... soit ... = Either ... or..."
Asked 4 years ago
Hi Liz,
I think it is the old problem between using the definite article and the partitive.
De l'argent = some money, or a certain amount of money
l'argent = the money you are talking about
or all money in general as in ----> l'argent est sale, il faut faire attention
If the example was chocolate or money it would be -
soit du chocolat, soit de l'argent
both partitive
de l' + argent because of the vowel.
I hope I have understood your query...
Liz H. asked:
Soit de l’argent, soit un cadeau
Why is it de l’argent which I thought meant some money. The lesson wrote: either money or a gift. So why was soit d’argent wrong? Thanks.
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