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Jun 01, 2012 - 10:37 AM
Hi Kyle,
Rather than talk about partitive and indefinite articles, I'll spare you and simplify it. In French when we construct a negative phrase it changes to "de".
Example: J'ai une pomme; Je n'ai pas de pomme, J'ai des livres; Je n'ai pas de livres. Keep in mind this is also the case when you use "Beaucoup" in a phrase. Example: Il ya des pommes. Il ya beaucoup de pommes. (Here is a link to a bit better explanation if you would like http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/...)
Rather than talk about partitive and indefinite articles, I'll spare you and simplify it. In French when we construct a negative phrase it changes to "de".
Example: J'ai une pomme; Je n'ai pas de pomme, J'ai des livres; Je n'ai pas de livres. Keep in mind this is also the case when you use "Beaucoup" in a phrase. Example: Il ya des pommes. Il ya beaucoup de pommes. (Here is a link to a bit better explanation if you would like http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/...)