Pourquoi de onze pas d’onze?

Stephanie B.C1Kwiziq community member

La Fausse des Mariannes est profonde de onze kilomètres.

This answer was said to be correct however I had not ticked it because I thought « de onze » was incorrect. Why isn’t it « d’onze » ?

Asked 5 years ago

CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Stephanie,

You do not use elision with 'onze' and you cannot liaise if a consonant comes before it either, so you will say -

Les //onze étudiants sont arrivés en retard

without liaising between the -s of les and the -é of étudiants.

I suppose it is to make it clear that we are talking about the number eleven.

Like15 years ago

La Fausse des Mariannes est profonde de onze kilomètres.

This answer was said to be correct however I had not ticked it because I thought « de onze » was incorrect. Why isn’t it « d’onze » ?

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