Trop de

Gary B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"trop de bonbons"

Is "trop" always coupled with "de" when it is followed by a noun?

Asked 2 years ago

CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Gary,

Indeed expressions of quantity using adverbs have a 'de' before the nouns -

beaucoup de = a lot of ( many)

trop de = too many

assez de = enough of

peu de = few ( not many )

etc.

Hope this helps!

Like12 years ago

Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Hi Gary,

"to eat too many sweets" --> trop de https://www.wordreference.com/fren/trop

Look at the fifth usage down on the list of these adverbs.

Hope this helps.

Bonne journée

Jim

Like02 years ago

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Trop de — too much of…

Like02 years ago

Fzum D.C1Kwiziq community member

Is this also true for other expressions of quantities like quelques, plusieurs and de nombreux/nombreuse?

Like01 year ago

"trop de bonbons"

Is "trop" always coupled with "de" when it is followed by a noun?

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