Why is it “de la pâté à modeler” and not “des pâté à modeler”?
Pâte à modeler
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Brian E.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Pâte à modeler
This question relates to:French writing exercise "My kids' letter to Santa"
Asked 4 years ago
Hi Brian,
'Pâte à modeler' is Plasticine (putty-like modelling material ) so not countable unless you have boxes of it and then it would still be -
des boîtes de pâte à modeler.
Bonne Continuation!
Maarten K. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
«Pâte» is not countable, therefore des is not appropriate for 'some'. Du/de la/de l'/des = Some/any (French Partitive Articles)%252Fsearch%253Fs%253Dpartitive%252Barticle
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