C'est un bel animal parmi de beaux animaux.

John S.A2Kwiziq community member

C'est un bel animal parmi de beaux animaux.

In the example,

C'est un bel animal parmi de beaux animaux.

why is the 'de' not plural for 'des', as we are talking about 'some beautiful animals'?

Asked 5 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi John,

It is a little grammatical rule which is explained in the following lesson -

https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/revision/grammar/use-de-d-instead-of-des-in-front-of-adjectives-preceding-nouns-partitive-article

Hope this helps!

C'est un bel animal parmi de beaux animaux.

In the example,

C'est un bel animal parmi de beaux animaux.

why is the 'de' not plural for 'des', as we are talking about 'some beautiful animals'?

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