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==Related Lessons==
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Form-of-the-article-with-adjectives-and-nouns-beginning-with-a-vowel-or-an-h|Form of the article with adjectives and nouns beginning with a vowel or an h]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Subject-verb-agreement-—-Verb-agreement-with-collective-noun-subjects|Subject verb agreement — Verb agreement with collective noun subjects]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Mass-versus-count-nouns|Mass versus count nouns]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/How-to-use-falloir|How to use falloir]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/The-plural-of-compound-nouns|The plural of compound nouns]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Combinations-of-adjectives|Combinations of adjectives]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-the-definite-article-with-superlatives|Use of the definite article with superlatives]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Stressed-pronouns-with-ne-—-que-and-ni-—-ni-—-ne|Stressed pronouns with ne — que and ni — ni — ne]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Indirectly-transitive-verbs|Indirectly transitive verbs]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Difference-between-Nombre,-Chiffre-and-Numéro|Difference between Nombre, Chiffre and Numéro]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/me,-te,-se,-nous,-vous-as-part-of-certain-verbs-but-with-no-specific-meaning|me, te, se, nous, vous as part of certain verbs but with no specific meaning]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Gender-of-the-noun-indicated-by-its-final-letter|Gender of the noun indicated by its final letter]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Adjectives-agreeing-with-just-one-noun|Adjectives agreeing with just one noun]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/The-indirect-object-complement|The indirect object complement]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Position-of-y-and-en-with-negative-infinitives|Position of y and en with negative infinitives]]

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Indefinite and negative noun phrases with adjective complements

Indefinite noun phrases like quelque chose 'something', quelqu'un 'someone', ceci 'this', cela 'that', quoi? 'what?', and negative expressions like rien 'nothing', personne 'no-one', can be followed by adjectives linked by de. The adjective is invariable in this construction:

French English
quelque chose de bon something,
quelqu'un d'intéressant someone interesting
rien de plus facile nothing easier
Quoi de neuf? What's new?

Related Lessons