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fair portalBOT
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cursive zealot
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hey fyi, ask the main question in the channel (like u did) and then communicate in the threat linked

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"ne ... pas" indicates the negative
for example: Je ne sais pas (i do not know)
contrary to je sais ( i know)

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des is the same as de

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but des is the plural version

oak yew
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ahh ic ic

cursive zealot
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for example: J'ai vu des endroits I saw places
Il a mangé de gâteaux He ate cake

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was there a specific context in which you were confused?

mild agate
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I think you want to ask when des is changed to de after ne…pas?

oak yew
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i mean i rmb my lecturer telling us about the rules when you change a normal sentence into a "ne...pas" sentence but ive forgotten what rules were there

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i just remembered that for des u must change into de but when should i do that?

cursive zealot
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This rule doesn't apply when des is the contraction of "de + les" (= of/from/to the)

mild agate
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After ne…pas most articles are changed to de, except for articles définis

  • J’aime le café

  • Je n’aime pas le café

  • Je bois du café

  • Je ne bois pas de café

oak yew
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oooooooo

mild agate
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  • J’achète des chaussures
  • Je n’achète pas de chassures
oak yew
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then what about articles definis? what is that?

cursive zealot
mild agate
# oak yew then what about articles definis? what is that?

In short, articles définis are used for specified/ previously discussed nouns, and/ or them as a whole, but i recommend reading the link Maël sent so you can compare it to other articles.

  • J’aime les chats = I like cats (all cats)
  • J’aime le chat = I like the cat (just that specific one cat)
oak yew
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Alright thank you both soo much!!👀

spice nimbus