Why does "I've got few friends" translate to "J'ai peu d'amis" and not "J'ai peu des amis"?
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Martin J.Kwiziq community member
Why does "I've got few friends" translate to "J'ai peu d'amis" and not "J'ai peu des amis"?
This question relates to:French lesson "Quelque/quelques vs Un peu de/peu de = A couple/a few vs a bit of/few (French Indefinite Adjectives)"
Asked 5 years ago
Hi Martin,
It is -
J'ai peu d'amis = I have few friends
Bonne Continuation!
Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Peu specifies a certain quantity and after quantities you don't use the partitive article.
Tu as des amis? -- Do you have friends? (Here you need the partitive article because no specific quantity is specified).
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