French language Q&A Forum

Since épinards starts with a vowel why is it not d’épinards? Or is it always des when referring to some? Can you help me figure out when we use d’ as opposed to des? 

Would one do liaison in this sentence?

Nous sommes troP Occupe's. (sorry I can make an accent)

"by punching a wall" - how does this translate to the above and why? the phrase is "donner un coup de poing" so why is it "un" replaced with "des" here? and why is "dans le mur" when it says "punching A wall"?

Why is the translation for crois think?  Wouldn’t pense make more sense? Thank you!

Why une brosse a dents and not aux because dents is plural?

Les livres desquels je pense sont remarquable. The books I am thinking of are remarkable; the preposition here is de.

I don’t understand why this translates in the present as well as in the historic past?

« ma mère s’est fait ranger ma chambre «  n’est pas français.  it is total nonsense. 

On est très proches, ma sœur et moi. On est gentils.

Here we have est with proches/gentils. Is it a general rule?