Hey! Why in the examples is it "j'ai de chance" and not "J'ai de la chance"?
j'ai de chance
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Eve B.Kwiziq community member
j'ai de chance
This question relates to:French lesson "Avoir raison/tort/de la chance = To be right/wrong/lucky (French Expressions with avoir)"
Asked 4 years ago
Hi Eve,
Only the negative examples use 'de chance' as in-
Je n'ai pas de chance
Elle n'a pas de chance
but
J'ai de la chance
Elle a de la chance
Take a look at the following Kwiziq lesson for further information -
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/the-partitive-article-in-negative-sentences
Hope this helps!
Hi Mark,
Thank you for your suggestion, the lesson has now been adapted to avoid any confusion.
Bonne Continuation!
Mark P. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Maybe that needs putting in the lesson.. having j'ai de la chance and nous n'avons pas de chance without explanation is a bit confusing.
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