After ne...pas, is des ever used ?
Alan
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1/07/18
Yes, after être or other verbes d'état (there's a link to the full list in the lesson).
For example:
"Ce ne sont pas des choses aisées à dire" - "these are not easy things to say"
Robert
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2/07/18
Except for être and other verbs of state, is des used after ne ... pas ?
Alan
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2/07/18
It's also used in some figurative expressions:
"ça ne casse pas des briques"
"les chiens ne font pas des chats"
I'm not sure why "de" is not used in these examples.
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Robert
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1 July 2018
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After ne...pas, is des ever used ?
This question relates to:
French lesson "Un, une become de or d' in negative sentences (indefinite articles)"