J'ai manqué le concert de Michael Jackson en 1992 à Paris.” But the lesson says you don’t need partitive pronoun when meaning lack/missing something but you need DE. So why is it “J’ai manqué le concert’ not “J’ai manqué de concert”? Thanks.
Why LE instead of DE in Manquer de
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Why LE instead of DE in Manquer de
The correct answer is posted as “
This question relates to:French lesson "Manquer (de) + thing = To miss / lack something"
Asked 1 year ago
You missed a specific concert, not some concert. Therefore the definite article.
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Why LE instead of DE in Manquer de
The correct answer is posted as “
J'ai manqué le concert de Michael Jackson en 1992 à Paris.” But the lesson says you don’t need partitive pronoun when meaning lack/missing something but you need DE. So why is it “J’ai manqué le concert’ not “J’ai manqué de concert”? Thanks.
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