When there's Numbers Involved

Aashpreet K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

J'ai lu trois livres dont les tiens/ les vôtres. [I read 3 books including yours.]

Is this correct? Or should it be le tien? Masculine/plural form should be used because the noun is 'les livres'?

Asked 7 months ago

Joseph A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

The correct version would be:

J'ai lu trois livres, y compris le tiens/le vôtre.

'Dont' cannot be used in this situation as the 'de' doesn't exist for this construction in French.

However, you could say:

J'ai lu trois livres dont un a été le tiens/le vôtre (I read three books, of which one was yours)

Hope this helps!

Like03 months ago

J'ai lu trois livres dont les tiens/ les vôtres. [I read 3 books including yours.]

Is this correct? Or should it be le tien? Masculine/plural form should be used because the noun is 'les livres'?

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