De vs des

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De vs des

Why is it "de jolies cartes romantiques " and not " des jolies cartes romantiques "? It seems like it should be parallel with "des boites" and "des bijoux". Thanks.

This question relates to:French dictation exercise "A well-supplied shop"

Dictation exercise B1

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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

‘Plural’ adjectives before nouns - des becomes de. See link : "Des" becomes " de/d' " in front of adjectives preceding nouns (French Partitive Articles)

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Gary B. asked:

De vs des

Why is it "de jolies cartes romantiques " and not " des jolies cartes romantiques "? It seems like it should be parallel with "des boites" and "des bijoux". Thanks.

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