"tu as tellement de chance"

Elysia S.A2Kwiziq community member

"tu as tellement de chance"

Why does "de la chance" become "de chance" in this affirmative sentence? I saw the lesson note that it becomes "de chance" in negative sentences. Is it because of the way "tellement" modifies it? Thanks in advance for clarification!

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CélineKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour ELysia,

You're right! Here, we have the adverb "tellement" which expresses an quantity and acts just like "beaucoup" would for example:

J'ai beaucoup de chance I am a lot of luck

J'ai tellement de chance = I am so lucky

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

Elysia S. asked:

"tu as tellement de chance"

Why does "de la chance" become "de chance" in this affirmative sentence? I saw the lesson note that it becomes "de chance" in negative sentences. Is it because of the way "tellement" modifies it? Thanks in advance for clarification!

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