#Jocelyn (please correct me)

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limpid belfryBOT
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Please be patient

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plucky junco
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  • De/du/de la/des: 'Some' of an item or that item in general.

I made cookies.
J'ai fait des biscuits.
Or for 'some':
I made some cookies.
J'ai fait des biscuits.

  • Le/la/les: The item(s).

The cookies (that I am referring to) are good.
Les biscuits sont bons.

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Je suis dois difficulté
I assume that you tried to say 'I am having difficulty'. Note that the present continuous doesn't really exist in French:
I am having difficulty ...
I have difficulty ...
->
J'ai des difficultés à/avec ...
J'ai du mal à/avec ...

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Note that 'to have' (avoir) and 'to have to' (devoir) are not the same verbs.

uneven vessel
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Ah, I think I’ve got it. So “des” is just used to refer to something generally where les is more specific?

plucky junco
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Yep.

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Then there's 'ce/cet/cette/ces' for 'this/these specific one(s)'.

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I love these cookies.
J'aime ces biscuits.

uneven vessel
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Thank you (:

And yes I totally forgot about that continuous present tense thing lol. Thanks for picking it up!

uneven vessel