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Expressions de quantité
Expressions of quantity express how much or how many of a given noun.
| Adverbs of quantity | ||
| Adverbial phrases of quantity | ||
| à gogo | galore, aplenty | |
| assez de | quite, fairly, enough | |
| autant de | as much, as many | |
| beaucoup de | a lot of | |
| bien de | quite a few | |
| combien de | how many, much | |
| de nombreux | numerous, many | |
| de trop | too much, too many | |
| encore de | more | |
| la majorité de* | the majority of | |
| un maximum de | a lot | |
| un minimum de | a little | |
| la minorité de* | the minority of | |
| moins de | less, fewer | |
| un nombre de | a number of | |
| pas mal de | quite a few | |
| (un) peu de | few, little, not very | |
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un peuple de |
a crowd of | |
| la plupart de* | most | |
| plus de | more | |
| une quantité de | a lot of | |
| tant de | so much, so many | |
| trop de | too much, too many | |
| Approximate amounts | ||
| à peu près | about, around | |
| une bouchée de | a mouthful of | |
| une gorgée de | a sip, gulp of | |
| une poignée de | a handful of | |
| etc. |
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| Approximate numbers | ||
| une douzaine de | a dozen | |
| une centaine de | about a hundred | |
| milliers de | thousands | |
| etc. |
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| Containers | ||
| une boîte de | a can of | |
| une bouteille de | a bottle of | |
| un carton de | a box of | |
| un pot de | a jar/cup of | |
| une tasse de | a cup of | |
| un verre de | a glass of | |
| Weights and measures | ||
| un litre de | a liter of | |
| un kilo de | a kilo of | |
| un mètre de | a meter of | |
Most of the above expressions are followed by de plus a noun with no article.*
Par exemple…
| Il va lire une douzaine de livres. | He’s going to read a dozen books. | |
| J’ai acheté plus de dix bouteilles de vin. | I bought more than ten bottles of wine. | |
| Combien d’argent as-tu dépensé ? | How much money did you spend? |
However, when the noun is specific, the article is needed (in both French and English).
Par exemple…
| Il va lire une douzaine des livres que tu as recommandés. | He’s going to read a dozen of the books you recommended. | |
| J’ai acheté dix bouteilles du vin que tu aimes. | I bought ten bottles of the wine you like. | |
| Combien de l’argent que je t’ai prêté as-tu dépensé ? | How much of the money I loaned you did you spend? |
Learn more: De vs du, de la, des
* Except for the starred phrases, which always require the article.
Par exemple…
| La majorité des questions sont intéressantes. | The majority of the questions are interesting. | |
| La plupart des étudiants seront en retard. | Most of the students will be late. |
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