#Bellâme(Corrigiez-moi)

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fervent tigerBOT
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mossy willow
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Yes

tacit turret
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  1. aimer/adorer - use the definite article because you're talking about the general concepts (J'aime
  2. eating/consuming some of X - use the partitive article (Je mange du pain - I'm eating some bread)
  3. Les chiens/les chats - definite bc you're talking about the specific cats (the dogs/the cats). You can also say "des chats" but that means "some"
  4. J'ai peur de X - peur goes with the preposition "de", so you need to combine it with "les chats" (general concept) = "des chats"
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mossy willow
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So can we say des chiens et des chats jouent

tacit turret
mossy willow
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@mossy willow @tacit turret hope i am not troubling u. This was the photo i wanted to refer to

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Les chiens et les chats s'entendu ....

tacit turret
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  • Le chat et le chien jouent.
  • Un chat et un chien jouent.
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^^ that's the same difference between

  • Les chats et les chiens jouent
  • Des chats et des chiens jouent
mossy willow
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Yes i do

split latch
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to add to that.

general concepts in French use the definite article.
"j'aime le miel" => you like honey in general, so you have to use the definite article
"j'ai peur des rats" => it's actually the definite article "les", not the indefinite article "des". Rather, this "des" is the mandatory contraction "de" + "les" (j'ai peur de + les rats / I'm afraid of + rats)

les chiens et les chats => definite article because you're talking about specific dogs & cats
je mange du miel => partitive article to indicate an indefinite amount of something you cannot count