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French Grammar - The plural indefinite article des

The plural indefinite article des refers to an unspecified quantity of entities described by a plural count noun. In English the article is most frequently omitted:

  • Je lui ai offert des roses

I gave her roses

  • Les places avaient déjà été réservées par des Américains

The seats had already been reserved by Americans

  • Vous me posez des questions impossibles

You ask me impossible questions

NB: An error often made by English speakers is to omit the article; plural indefinite des cannot be omitted in French: NOT Je lui ai offert roses.

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