J'ai envie

Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is j'ai envie not followed by du or de la with food items, as is usually the case.

Asked 5 years ago

CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Ann,

I believe that the only time you would use a partitive after 'avoir envie de' would be if a singular item of food was to follow -

J'ai envie d'une glace, d'une banane, d'une pomme

But,

j'ai envie de chocolat

J'ai envie de frites

But a good point!

Like05 years ago

Ann H. asked:

Why is j'ai envie not followed by du or de la with food items, as is usually the case.

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