Writing exercise "Spanish Cooking"

Ayesha T.B2Kwiziq community member

Writing exercise "Spanish Cooking"

Hello. I was doing a B1 writing exercise called "Spanish Cooking". Why is "but I struggled more with the tortilla." translated as "J'ai eu plus de mal" and not "J'ai eu plus DU mal"?

This question relates to:French lesson "Avoir du mal à/avec = To have trouble, to struggle to/with (French Expressions with avoir)"

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CélineKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Ayesha,

In French, after expressions of quantity (such as plus, beaucoup, peu, assez, etc.), the preposition used will be "de", not "du", "de la", or "des":

J'ai eu du mal avec la tortilla = I struggled with the tortilla

J'ai beaucoup de mal avec la tortilla = I struggled a lot with the tortilla

J'ai eu plus de mal avec la tortilla = I struggled more with the tortilla

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

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Ayesha T. asked:

Writing exercise "Spanish Cooking"

Hello. I was doing a B1 writing exercise called "Spanish Cooking". Why is "but I struggled more with the tortilla." translated as "J'ai eu plus de mal" and not "J'ai eu plus DU mal"?

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