"What a beautiful woman!"

Translation: Quelle belle femme !

[roseannewoo]

What is "Qulle une belle femme" not accepted?

[BryanGrego8]

i have this question as well, why is there no article in this sentence?

[Sitesurf]

You don't need an article because there already is a determiner: the exclamative adjective "quelle".

[BryanGrego8]

merci

[Harry111162]

I am puzzled by "quelle" that I associate with "which" turning into "what a."

[Sitesurf]

"Quel, quelle, quels, quelles" can be found in two types of sentences: questions or exclamations.

• Quelle robe mets-tu ? = Which dress are you putting on?

• Quelle belle robe ! = What a beautiful dress!

[Liveanotherdave]

That's where you hit the language barrier. It makes perfect sense in Swedish, actually

[Liveanotherdave]

why doesn't beau work? Is it masculine?

[Sitesurf]

Yes, "beau" is the masculine form, and it becomes "bel" if the next masculine word starts with a vowel sound:

• Quelle belle femme !
• Quel beau chien !
• Quel bel homme !