with uncountable things, we use du, de la, de l' to say some. then why, are we saying "Tu as de l'argent?". cant we cound money? merci bein

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with uncountable things, we use du, de la, de l' to say some. then why, are we saying "Tu as de l'argent?". cant we cound money? merci bein

Correction: count money

This question relates to:French lesson "Du/de la/de l'/des = Some/any (French Partitive Articles)"

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ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Tu as de l'argent? -- Do you have (some / an unspecified amount) of money?
Je n'ai pas d'argent. -- I have no money (which is a specific amount, therefore d')

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with uncountable things, we use du, de la, de l' to say some. then why, are we saying "Tu as de l'argent?". cant we cound money? merci bein

Correction: count money

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