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Assimil writes "Ils font de bons amis." | ||
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| Light Newbie Canada Joined 4426 days ago 30 posts - 42 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French | Message 1 of 3 10 October 2014 at 6:29pm | IP Logged |
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"Ils font de bons amis." They make good friends.
I need a tiny issue cleared up. Why is it de and not des? My guess is the article drops the s when the adjective takes the plural. If so, does this also apply to adjectives that come after the noun? Am I even close with my guess? 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| chiara-sai Triglot Groupie United Kingdom Joined 3709 days ago 54 posts - 146 votes  Speaks: Italian*, EnglishC2, French Studies: German, Japanese | Message 2 of 3 10 October 2014 at 6:57pm | IP Logged |
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Yes, de doesn’t take the S when followed by a plural adjective “de bons amis”.
However, it does take the S when followed by a plural noun with a postponed adjective, such as “des chats noirs”. Edited by chiara-sai on 10 October 2014 at 7:11pm 11 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Light Newbie Canada Joined 4426 days ago 30 posts - 42 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French | Message 3 of 3 11 October 2014 at 7:47pm | IP Logged |
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Thanks chaira-sai for your helpful reply.
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