Plural Orages
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Michael R.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Plural Orages
Bonjour RON.
I referenced this lesson because I was looking for an answer for the text in the Week 78 B1 writing challenge 'Weather Forcast" 'after a rough night which will likely be punctuated by thunderstorms' =
après une nuit agitée qui devrait être ponctuée d’orages,'.
I thought it might be from the ponctuée but I think its followed by par not de, I don't see any adjectives or negative sentences.
This question relates to:French lesson "Definite articles contract with à and de in French (French Contracted Articles)"
Asked 7 years ago
Hi Michael, after conferring with a native speaker, both options are indeed correct:
1) Une nuit ponctuée par des orages
2) Une nuit ponctueée d'orages.
Greetings, -- Chris (not a native speaker).
1) Une nuit ponctuée par des orages
2) Une nuit ponctueée d'orages.
Greetings, -- Chris (not a native speaker).
Michael R.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Sorry , the above goes with the q&a 'article contractions' on the 15 October.
Ron T. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Bonsoir Michael,
So I ran the English phrase through Collins-Robert online translator as well as google translate. Here are the results, in order:
1) après une nuit agitée qui va probablement être ponctuée d’orages
2) après une nuit difficile qui sera probablement ponctuée par des orages
I do not typically use online translation except to get a sense in phrase that I am totally unfamiliar with. One can see from these two phrases the variations in the sense of the phrase as well as the point in question: d'orages, par des orages.
I agree with your observation, there is no negation so to me the d'orages doesn't fit. I like the second though, but I am still uncertain if this would be a correct reflection of the translation.
Of course, it is possible that both translations are acceptable.
Bonne chance et merci.
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