juliantt

[solemn wasp]

Please be patient

Our volunteers look into many questions every day; sometimes it takes them a little while to answer.

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Make it descriptive, including relevant context, but also to the point. This way you improve your chances of getting a more relevant and specific answer.

[autumn perch]

Do you have an example?

[coarse sluice]

like j’ai besoin de lunettes instead of j’ai besoin des lunettes.

[desert valve]

De + les (specified instance) = des
De + des (unspecified instance) = de

Des simply disappears after de.

[coarse sluice]

so j’ai besoin de lunettes means I need glasses and the latter means I need that specific pair of glasses, right?

[autumn perch]

more like, I need the glasses (we already spoke about)

J'ai besoin d'argent → I need money (generally)
J'ai besoin de l'argent (que je t'ai donné) → I need the money (that I gave you)