Why is magnifiques placed differently in 2 sentences?
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Why is magnifiques placed differently in 2 sentences?
The regular rule is to place "long" adjectives (3 or more syllables) AFTER the noun. However, they can also be placed BEFORE when expressing an "affective", subjective opinion. Therefore, adjectives such as "magnifique", "délicieux", "énorme"... can be used in either position.
I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !
why on earth you call "des" a partitiff? it is so confusing. it is in fact the indefinite article. McGraw Hill's French books goes like this
When a plural adjective precedes a plural noun, the indefinite article des usually shortens to de/d’, as you may have noticed in the previous chart.
de grandes autos de nouvelles idées d’autres amis
(some) big cars (some) new ideas (some) other friends
However, colloquial French often retains des before the plural.
Ce sont des bons copains! They’re good pals!
p.s. by the way, partitive is used only for uncountable nouns, amis and copains are obviously countable.
@Arsen - The partitive article is not only used for uncountables - it also applies to vague or unspecified quantities of 'countables'. Just one of many other sources that agree with this: https://www.frenchtoday.com/blog/french-grammar/french-indefinite-and-partitive-articles/
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