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Sep 16, 2015 - 06:19 AM
Salut Steve
This is quite a complex question but we'll try to keep it easy.
"Des" is the plural version of "Un/Une". The best translation for it is "Some" or nothing at all:
Je veux un ticket - I want a ticket
Je veux des tickets - I want some tickets; or just: I want tickets
Elle va acheter une baguette - She's going to buy a baguette
Elle va acheter des baguettes - She's going to buy (some) baguettes
In French we can't drop "Des".
As for "Quelques", it's a bit more specific. It indicates a small number in the sense of "not many but some". It can also be translated as "Some" but in the sense of the English "A few" or "A couple of". Often it's interchangeable with "Des" but the intention is a little different. You use it when you want to specify that you are talking about a small number:
J'ai quelques livres en anglais- I have some (meaning A few/A couple of) books in English
Elle va acheter quelques baguettes - She's going to buy some (meaning A few/A couple of) baguettes
I hope this helps!
This is quite a complex question but we'll try to keep it easy.
"Des" is the plural version of "Un/Une". The best translation for it is "Some" or nothing at all:
Je veux un ticket - I want a ticket
Je veux des tickets - I want some tickets; or just: I want tickets
Elle va acheter une baguette - She's going to buy a baguette
Elle va acheter des baguettes - She's going to buy (some) baguettes
In French we can't drop "Des".
As for "Quelques", it's a bit more specific. It indicates a small number in the sense of "not many but some". It can also be translated as "Some" but in the sense of the English "A few" or "A couple of". Often it's interchangeable with "Des" but the intention is a little different. You use it when you want to specify that you are talking about a small number:
J'ai quelques livres en anglais- I have some (meaning A few/A couple of) books in English
Elle va acheter quelques baguettes - She's going to buy some (meaning A few/A couple of) baguettes
I hope this helps!