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A contrast which English speakers often find difficult is between d'autres and des autres, d'autres 'other(s)' is an indefinite expression which is not accompanied by the plural indefinite article des: | A contrast which English speakers often find difficult is between d'autres and des autres, d'autres 'other(s)' is an indefinite expression which is not accompanied by the plural indefinite article des: | ||
*Dans son article, elle a présenté d'autres idées (NOT *des autres idées) | *Dans son article, elle a présenté d'autres idées (NOT *des autres idées) | ||
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*Je ne me rappelle rien des autres jours de ce mois | *Je ne me rappelle rien des autres jours de ce mois | ||
I remember nothing of the other days of that month | I remember nothing of the other days of that month | ||
NB: This is a case where a change appears to be in progress. In spoken French des autres is often generalized to all these contexts. | NB: This is a case where a change appears to be in progress. In spoken French des autres is often generalized to all these contexts. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:54, 27 March 2023
French Grammar – « d'autres » VS « des autres »
A contrast which English speakers often find difficult is between d'autres and des autres, d'autres 'other(s)' is an indefinite expression which is not accompanied by the plural indefinite article des:
- Dans son article, elle a présenté d'autres idées (NOT *des autres idées)
In her article, she presented other ideas
- D'autres (NOT des autres) auraient agi différemment
Others would have acted differently
- J'en ai vu d'autres (NOT des autres)
I saw others des autres is only used where des is the fused form of preposition de and the definite article les of les autres 'the others':
- Elle parlait des autres projets qu'elle dirige
She spoke of the other projects she directs
- Je ne me rappelle rien des autres jours de ce mois
I remember nothing of the other days of that month
NB: This is a case where a change appears to be in progress. In spoken French des autres is often generalized to all these contexts.