"We had some good times and some hard times."
Translation:On a eu des bons moments et des moments difficiles.
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Can someone explain why it is "des bons moments" as my understanding is that when the adjective comes before the noun, the indefinite article "des" is replaced by "de"?
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It only confuses things here, but according to Sitesurf through this link: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/40278840/Je-pr%25C3%25A9f%25C3%25A8re-me-souvenir-seulement-des-bons-moments&ved=2ahUKEwiOxc2LhpjrAhWsBKYKHUUIBLk4ChAWMAN6BAgJEAE&usg=AOvVaw0EvM-TldVVJZJfadoN1oxn , eu de bons moments would mean "had some good moments", while eu des bons moments would mean "had the good moments".
The base is avoir de ~, and de + des (or de in this case) → de, while de + les → des . . .
I wrote "on passait de bons moments et des moments difficiles"--not accepted, It would seem that this sentence calls for the imperfect as not being a one time action. Further, I thought that when "bons" preceded the noun, de was used, not "des." There are a couple of exceptions, e.g. des petites. I used "passait" instead of "a eu" because "passer" had been accepted before in this context.
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Anyone have tips for the use of imparfait vs. passé composé ? I am failing to see why the use of "on avait" would be wrong here. Thanks in advance.
I spoke to my husband, who is a native speaker of France and a language teacher. He believes many of Duo's sentences can go either way, although Duo insists on one or the other in a specific sentence. He says in real life, it is a bit more relaxed.
My confusion is about the choice of verb. In a sentence in this same lesson, "passer" was used and "avoir" was wrong when talking about having had an experience. So why is it "a eu" instead of "a passé" (or "passait") in this case?
I think this is just wrong. "...de bons moments" and "de moments difficiles" mean "some good/difficult times. "...des bons moments" and "des moments difficiles" mean "the good/difficult times". Update: "Nous avons eu de bons moments et des moments difficiles" is accepted!!
on a eu de bons moments et des moments difficiles also accepted. So who knows what is actually correct..?
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Anyone have tips for the use of imparfait vs. passé composé ? I am failing to see why the use of "on avait" would be wrong here. Thanks in advance.
I have the same question - I see repetition in the past.
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Why "bons" comes before moments but dificiles comes after?. That doesn't make any sense.
While most adjectives follow the noun, there are a number that don't. They fit into the BAGS (beauty, age, goodness, and size) categories - sort of - and bon is in that list.
colloquially, people say "bons temps", as in "laissez le bon temps rouler", thx Shirley and Lee.
I got rejected for using avoir instead of passer in another exercise for "have a good time", and here the provided answer uses avoir. What am I missing?
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I don't understand why it's "bons moments" and then "moments dificiles". Why not bons moments and dificiles moments or vice versa?
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Because "passer un bon moment" is a set phrase - "to have a great time" but there is no equivalent for difficile, hence the requirement for "difficile" to go after the noun, as it normally would.