Why LE instead of DE in Manquer de

Jinn X.B2Kwiziq community member

The correct answer is posted as “

J'ai manqué le concert de Michael Jackson en 1992 à Paris.” But the lesson says you don’t need partitive pronoun when meaning lack/missing something but you need DE. So why is it “J’ai manqué le concert’ not “J’ai manqué de concert”? Thanks.

This question relates to:French lesson "Using manquer (de) to say you/something miss or lack in French"

Asked 5 years ago

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

You missed a specific concert, not some concert. Therefore the definite article.

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Jinn X. asked:

Why LE instead of DE in Manquer de

The correct answer is posted as “

J'ai manqué le concert de Michael Jackson en 1992 à Paris.” But the lesson says you don’t need partitive pronoun when meaning lack/missing something but you need DE. So why is it “J’ai manqué le concert’ not “J’ai manqué de concert”? Thanks.

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