"la série des Martine"

Adrian B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"la série des Martine"

Why is it "des" here, when there is (presumably) only one Martine?

Asked 8 months ago
CélineNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Adrian,

That's an very good question!

Martine is indeed the only heroine of the book but "la série des Martine" refers to the collection of books: Martine à la mer, Martine au cirque, Martine fait du camping etc. . Therefore, you will use "des" in this instance as you're referring to the series of books with "Martine" as its heroine.

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

 

Adrian B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Thank you, Céline. I've noticed I'm not getting email notifications of answers, even though I tick the box. I only saw your reply because I *was* notified of Paul's like.

CélineNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Bonjour Adrian,

Thank you for letting us know about this issue! I will pass this on to the Helpdesk and you should receive a reply directly via email.

Merci et bonne journée !

"la série des Martine"

Why is it "des" here, when there is (presumably) only one Martine?

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