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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: | 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: | ||
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|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? | |||
|} | |||
Revision as of 22:39, 19 October 2021
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? |