Nous ne mangeons pas de lapereau- why not lapereaux?

Hilary C.C1Kwiziq community member

Nous ne mangeons pas de lapereau- why not lapereaux?

Asked 8 years ago
AurélieNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Hilary,

Actually, depending on context, both could be correct.
"Nous ne mangeons pas de lapereau.", you mean "I don't eat young rabbit." in a general manner, like "I don't eat that kind of meat"; whereas "Nous ne mangeons pas de lapereaux." is more specific, "We don't eat young rabbits.".

I hope that's helpful.

Hilary C.C1Kwiziq community member
Merci Aurélie
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Nous ne mangeons pas de lapereau- why not lapereaux?

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