French language Q&A Forum

Why is the first "Il a de l'argent", but the l' is gone in the negative "Il n'a plus d'argent"

Without being specific, would one say “j’ai une chienne” or “j’ai un chien” when the dog in question is female?

I have always used the term « j’ai très faim », but I am wondering about the grammar. I believe that « faim » is a noun and « très » is an adverb. I guess that there are times when an adverb can modify a noun? Does it then become an adjective? I have just never questioned this before!

Thanks!

(l'opera) dont le sujet se trouve être un soulevement (des Napolitians contre leurs opresseur) ...how does this translate I wonder...seems like too many words to me...? The opera in which the subject finds themselves/him/itself being an uprising the neapolatians against their opressers...? Shouldn't it be: The opera in which the subect finds themselves in an uprising...A against B? 

Very grateful for a better translation of this sentence! 

Michael 

im sure this has been asked already but I can't get my head around why imperfect is used for "les festivités commençaient VERS vingt heures" and then past tense is used for "VERS vingt-trois heures trente, tout le monde s'est dirigé vers le terrain de foot" when both sentences says towards a time ??? 

For the English "He put his hands in his pockets." I wrote "Il met les mains dans ses poches." however, it was corrected to "Il met les mains dans les poches.".

This doesn't seem correct to me however I cannot find the example again in the exercises. 

Would anybody be able to advise?

Pourquoi "les élèves français" au lieu de "les élèves françaises"?

Could someone please help give me an example in negative form? I would like to understand if the du has to change to de.

Ex Paul will never hurt me (both physically and emotionally)?