Des or de before a noun followed by an adjective?

manpreet kaur j.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Des or de before a noun followed by an adjective?

Why are we saying des before a noun followed by an adjective?

Asked 3 years ago
Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

You use de instead of des when the adjective is before the noun, betwixt de and the noun.. If the adjective comes after the noun, you should use des if called for.

CélineNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Bonjour Manpreet kaur,

To illustrate Chris's excellent answer, here are two examples:

Ce sont de jolies chaussures these are nice shoes

Ce sont des chaussures rouges these are red shoes

Follow the link here: use-de-d-instead-of-des-in-front-of-adjectives-preceding-nouns-partitive-article

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée ! 

Des or de before a noun followed by an adjective?

Why are we saying des before a noun followed by an adjective?

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