extraordinaire as an adjective

Carole G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

This was a sentence in the lesson: Ce soir-là, quelque chose d'extraordinaire se produisit.

Why is it not "quelque chose extraordinaire"? Why is it "d'extraordinaire?"

Thanks for the explanation!

Asked 5 years ago

CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Carole,

It is a particularity of some expressions -

Quelque chose, rien, quelqu'un, have to have a 'de' before the adjectives that follow them.

e.g

Il n'y a rien de bon à manger ici = There's nothing good to eat here

C'est quelqu'un de très motivé = He is a very motivated person

Take a look at the following Kwiziq lesson -

Hope this helps!

Like35 years ago

This was a sentence in the lesson: Ce soir-là, quelque chose d'extraordinaire se produisit.

Why is it not "quelque chose extraordinaire"? Why is it "d'extraordinaire?"

Thanks for the explanation!

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