French language Q&A Forum

Fun exercise. I enjoyed it a lot, especially imaging myself walking on the beach, naked toes in the warm sand!

Just one simple question:

I am familiar with the expression, "a la montagne", as in "aller a la montagne". And, j'adore "la montagne".  

But I have also heard "les montagnes" in phrases such as "L'ete, je marche dans les montagnes." 

I have reviewed the lesson on singular/plural (collective nouns): "les cheveux"; "les toilettes"; "la police" etc. There is no mention of "la/les montagnes".

I would very much appreciate an explanation of when to use the singular, "la montagne" vs. the plural, "les montagnes." 

Merci beaucoup !

Bonjour,

There was a sentence I was working on 

Do not call them after eight P.M! For this sentence the answer was

Ne Les appelle pas après  huit du soir. Are they using Les here as the direct object because their is no preposition for it to be indirect?

Also why is the pronoun y in this sentence after the conjugated verb?

Tu devrais y prêter attention?

Thank you

Nicole

How do you say the following in French? 

a) I spent a day with Martin. 

b) I spent the day with Martin.

My guess is:

a) J’ai passé un jour avec Martin. (following the example of "spent a year" indirectly)

b) J’ai passé la journée avec Martin. (following the quiz answer directly)

Am I correct? If so, why are the two different? Can I just remember "a" vs. "the" means one is a unit of time and one is emphasizing the duration? Thank you.