Topic: French

"Certains Français mangent des escargots."

Translation:Some French people eat snails.

March 29, 2018

5 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/DerGoldmann

    Does escargot refer to freshwater snails or saltwater? Or perhaps both?

    March 29, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/lexiroot

      They eat land snails, so neither. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helix_pomatia

      April 25, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/Shirlgirl007
      • 171

      Is Français plural here?

      April 4, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/ongaku81

        Correct.

        Masculine Singular = Français. Masculine (or Masc+Fem) Plural = Français. Feminine Singular = Française. Feminine Plural = Françaises

        April 22, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/n6zs
        • 1660

        Yes. Notice the plural "certains". Other context will also be a clue, i.e., it's not "un certain xxx" (singular) but as a plural determinant before a noun, the noun must be plural as well.

        June 18, 2018
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