De and des

Joan C.A0Kwiziq community member

De and des

Why is it "Elles sont de meilleurs amies." and not "des", when the number of amies is plural? Isn't "de" for singular words, and "des" for plural?

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate être - je/tu/vous forms - in the present tense in French (Le Présent)"

Asked 8 years ago

AurélieNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Bonjour J ! This is a specific case when "des" become "de" when followed by an adjective. Please have a look at our related lesson: "Des" becomes " de/d' " in front of adjectives preceding nouns (French Partitive Articles)">"Des" becomes " de/d' " in front of adjectives preceding nouns (French Partitive Articles)">"Des" becomes " de/d' " in front of adjectives preceding nouns (French Partitive Articles)">"Des" becomes " de/d' " in front of adjectives preceding nouns (French Partitive Articles)

I hope that's helpful! À bientôt !

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Joan C. asked:View original

De and des

Why is it "Elles sont de meilleurs amies." and not "des", when the number of amies is plural? Isn't "de" for singular words, and "des" for plural?

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