Je vois souvent les deux, laquelle est correcte? Par exemple:
Il y a des gens
Il y a les filles très belles
Is there an easy to use "rule of thumb" to remember what to use?
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Sign up to join this communityJe vois souvent les deux, laquelle est correcte? Par exemple:
Il y a des gens
Il y a les filles très belles
Is there an easy to use "rule of thumb" to remember what to use?
To know when use "les" or "des", you simply have to follow these grammar rules (same rules in english):
definite article/article défini : the/le, la, les : these articles are used when we know the person, animal or object we are talking about.
indefinite article/article indéfini : a, an, some, any/un, une, des : these articles are used when we know nothing about the person, animal or object we are talking about.
Also both phrases are corrects :
Hoping to help you