E.G. "une tarte AUX pommes"...My question, why AUX with two feminine nouns, tarte et pommes?

Michael P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

E.G. "une tarte AUX pommes"...My question, why AUX with two feminine nouns, tarte et pommes?

This question relates to:French lesson "Compound nouns formed with prepositions à/de/en in French"

Asked 6 years ago

Michael P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributorCorrect answer

Nevermind, I believe the answer is, plural prepositions in this case are genderless.....it wasn't immediately obvious to me, then it came to my mind after I posed my question.

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Yes, that's correct. À+les = aux, regardless of gender.

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Michael P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Merci beaucoup !

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E.G. "une tarte AUX pommes"...My question, why AUX with two feminine nouns, tarte et pommes?

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