des vs. de after negation

FrankC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"...nous ne sommes pas des surfeurs expérimentés." Why not 'de' instead of 'des' ?

Asked 10 months ago

MaartenC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Frank, It is because the verb is ‘être’ - “ sommes .. des “

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After verbs of state :

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"...nous ne sommes pas des surfeurs expérimentés." Why not 'de' instead of 'des' ?

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