Agreement error?

Maija K.B2Kwiziq community member

Agreement error?

Please help me understand why the response in the following example  isn't "J'en pense la plus grande bien!" Is "plus grand bien" a colloquial and unmodifiable phrase? Merci !

Que penses-tu de cette exposition ? - J'en pense le plus grand bien !
Asked 2 months ago
Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

le plus grand bien -- (lit. the greatest good)

It's best to think of it as a fixed phrase, but if you want to take a look under the hood, here it is:

From the literal translation you can see that the article le actually refers to bien, which is a noun in this case, "the good".

Maija K. asked:

Agreement error?

Please help me understand why the response in the following example  isn't "J'en pense la plus grande bien!" Is "plus grand bien" a colloquial and unmodifiable phrase? Merci !

Que penses-tu de cette exposition ? - J'en pense le plus grand bien !

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