Topic: French

"Des garçons boivent de l'eau."

Translation:Boys are drinking water.

March 30, 2013

9 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Madeline05

    Why is that mistake if I wrote some boys?

    March 30, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/tamgahow

      i am also coufused

      April 18, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/personvincent

        Why do we have to add "de" when there is already a "l'" in front of eau

        April 25, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/ColieGrove

          The "de" makes it "water" instead of "the water."

          April 29, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/TheResurected

            I entered "the boys" seems pretty general. It was wrong because I didn't enter "some". Then, I noticed "boys", not even "some". Why not " the boys".

            September 1, 2014
            https://www.duolingo.com/Tinksahoy
            • 55

            "Des" doesn't mean "the". If it were "the boys", the sentence would read "Les garçons..."

            "Some boys" or just "Boys" should be correct here.

            January 30, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/e2UF

              This site is trippin. I got that right.

              October 15, 2014
              https://www.duolingo.com/SZ12

                Why do we ignore singular de and then write des as 'some???

                August 14, 2014
                https://www.duolingo.com/dance1234567

                  That is easy

                  December 19, 2014
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