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[pale sandal]

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[vestal plover]

There are two different words spelled "des"

1. The plural indefinite article "des", which is the plural of "un/une"

• Singular: Je vois une voiture (I see a car)
• Plural: Je vois des voitures (I see cars)
  The indefinite article "des" disappears when it's right after the preposition "de"
• Singular: Je parle d'une voiture (I'm talking about a car)
• Plural: Je parle de des voitures ==> Je parle de voitures (I'm talking about cars)

2. The mandatory contraction of the preposition "de" and the definite article "les".

• Singular: Je parle de la voiture (I'm talking about the car)
• Plural: Je parle de les voitures ==> Je parle des voitures (I'm talking about the cars)