What is the difference between quelques and Quelques?
The difference is mostly about the construction of your sentence. Indeed, quelques-uns is used to refers to another stuff. Example : “J’ai pris quelques pommes dans le jardin, tu en veux?”
How do you use quelques in French?
It is more generally used with plurals. Just add an -s to make it plural (quelques), which means ‘some’, ‘a few’ or ‘any’. Here are some examples: j’ai passé quelques jours en France – I spent a few days in France….Quelque.
| English | Masculine/Feminine | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| some/any | quelque | quelques |
What is the difference between quelques and plusieurs?
In this example the word ‘plusieurs’ was used to mean ‘a few’ but in the lesson “Quelques, plusieurs, de nombreux = A few, several, many (quantities), ‘plusieurs’ means several and quelques means ‘a few’.
How do you use quelque in a sentence?
The former means sometimes and the latter means a few times.
- Quelques fois je vais à Paris. Quelques fois je vais à Rome. Sometimes I go to Paris. Sometimes I go to Rome.
- Je suis allé à Paris quelques fois mais je ne suis jamais allé à Rome. I’ve been to Paris a few times but I’ve never been to Rome.
How do you use quelques in uns?
Bonjour D. ! Indeed “quelques-un(e)s” mean “a few (of them)”, literally “a few ones”. There are indeed indefinite pronouns, and you can use them as such: “Parmi les gens présents, quelques-uns détournaient le regard.” (Amongst the people there, a few were looking away.)
Is choses in French masculine or feminine?
The French word chose is a feminine noun: une chose (a thing). It may thus seem logical to think the set phrases quelque chose and autre chose are feminine, too.
Is plusieurs followed by de?
Plusieurs means “several” and is followed directly by the things being counted; beaucoup is “much, many” and followed by de (unless you combine the de with a definite article to indicate “many of the ___” – as in, beaucoup des gens ici sont fêlés. Yes, but you could also say: Des voitures, j’en ai plusieurs.
Which article is used with French?
French Definite Articles
| French Article | Usage in French | Example |
|---|---|---|
| le | Before masculine singular nouns | le matin (the morning) |
| la | Before feminine singular nouns | la vie (life) |
| l’ | Before masculine or feminine singular nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute –h | l’amour (love) |
| les | Before masculine or feminine plural nouns | les bonbons (candies) |
What is the meaning of quelques in English?
pronoun. several [pronoun] some or a few.
Is quelque chose feminine?
Although une chose (a thing) is a feminine word, the expression quelque chose is considered masculine, therefore the adjective will always be masculine and singular.
What is the plural of La chose?
The plural form of chose is choses.
What’s the meaning of the pronoun ” quelques “?
Quelques-un (e)s is an indefinite pronoun. It stands alone, in place of a noun phrase, and can refer to animates and inanimates both. Il y en a toujours quelques-uns qui n’ont pas d’appétit (There’s always a few that don’t have any appetite); Des voitures sans plaques? J’en ai vu quelques-unes, mais pas tant que ça (Plateless cars?
What’s the difference between ” some ” and ” Quelque “?
2 Answers 2. Quelque(s) is an indefinite determiner, translatable as “some” or “a few”. It’s always attached to a noun phrase: Il y a quelque temps (some times ago); J’ai bien quelques idées, mais…
When do you use ” quelqu’une ” in a sentence?
You cannot use quelqu’une for this, even if the person is feminine. Quelqu’un and quelqu’une can be used to designate an indeterminate person among others. For example Quelqu’une de ces personnes est coupable = “Someone among these people is guilty”.
What is the relationship between chaque and chacunhave?
Chaqueand chacunhave a similar relationship, as do monand le mien(and the rest of the possessives), or tous les/tulɛ(z)/ and tous/tus/. Note that English generally has a different word for each member of of these determiner/pronoun pairs (each/each one; my/mine; every/everyone).