Why de grands hommes and not des grands hommes..?

Gloria B.A1Kwiziq community member

Why de grands hommes and not des grands hommes..?

This question relates to:French lesson "Standalone adjectives after c'est are always masculine"

Asked 7 years ago

Ron T.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Bonjour Gloria,
Here is the lesson that addresses this exact scenario:
"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)

In short, des is the contracted version of de + les .
Bonne chance.

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Why de grands hommes and not des grands hommes..?

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