Why is it 'conquérir le reste de la Gaule' but then just 'les peuples de Gaule'. I think I've seen the same thing with France in sentences - sometimes 'la France', sometimes just 'France'.
de la Gaule / de Gaule
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Tom A. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
de la Gaule / de Gaule
This question relates to:French dictation exercise "Clovis, king of the Franks"
Asked 4 years ago
Bonjour Tom,
‘le reste de + definite article + noun’ indicates a quantity. So you have to use the partitive article here.
Il a conquit le reste du pays = he conquered the rest of the country
Il a conquit le reste de la France = he conquered the rest of France
(France is made a countable item here with ‘le reste de’)
‘Le peuple de + country’ doesn’t include an article because it doesn't indicate a quantity and the country is considered as an entity that you cannot count. And it also reflects more on the origin, aka from… / coming from...
Le peuple de France = the French people
L’Histoire de France = French history
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée!
Tom A. asked:
de la Gaule / de Gaule
Why is it 'conquérir le reste de la Gaule' but then just 'les peuples de Gaule'. I think I've seen the same thing with France in sentences - sometimes 'la France', sometimes just 'France'.
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