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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.