How exactly do you know when to use "des" in French?
Proper use of "Des"
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Jacklyn H.Kwiziq community member
Proper use of "Des"
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate être - je/tu/vous forms - in the present tense in French (Le Présent)"
Asked 3 years ago
Bonjour Jacklyn,
Follow the links below for more explanations on 'des':
Article indéfini - Article partitif
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
Jim J. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Hi Jacklyn,
"Des" is a grammatical article. As a definite article de + les = des.
As an indefinite article "des" --> some (of an indefinite plural noun).
More rarely as a partitive article meaning "some" of a non-count noun eg. Pasta - des pâtes
Hope this helps.
Jim
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