"I am talking with young children."

Translation: Je parle avec de jeunes enfants.

[nem888]

why "de"

[AlastairTh6]

When you have an adjective before a noun, you use "de" and not "des". Same with "le" and "les". Always use singular form when there is an adjective before the noun.

[KatrinaGra17]

but the adjective still reflects the noun "jeunes" and enfants if what you say is true then wouldn't it read de jeune?

[angus390025]

"jeunes" is not a noun. It is an adjective meaning young. jeunes enfants means young children. if you just had "the children" then you could say "des enfants", but since they sneaked an adjective, jeunes, in-between des and enfants, it becomes "de jeunes enfants"

[DanDanDan]

I'd like some clarification on that too

[wendofish]

Why isnt it des (de enfants jeunes is their correct answer)? Shouldn't de/des agree with the noun?

[brian648024]

There was something in the previous lesson about young children that used les jeunes enfants. I typed in de jeunes enfants and failed. Now I type in les jeunes enfants and IT failed. Very frustrating.

[ernestohor11]

Ok, I think I got it: a) use "de" before an adjective + noun; b) use jeune(s) before enfant(s)