"Nous sommes des hommes":

• In this case, "des" is an indefinite article and implies that there is no article before the noun in English, but sometimes it can also be translated into "some" (ex: "J'ai des pommes" means "I have apples" or "I have some apples").

"We are men":

• In this case, you have to add the indefinite article "des" before the noun.

No, that would mean "We are the men".

Ils sont, nous sommes - two different conjugations of être.

sont is for Ils (they) and sommes is for nous (we) they are = ils sont we are = nous sommes

Sommes for we, sont for they.

The audio is correct, it sounds like your second suggestion.

Yo Pierre, you wanna come out here?

In New York I Milly Rock, hide it in my sock Running from an opp, then I shoot at opp And I'm on the block, and I'm on the block In New York I Milly Rock, hide it in my sock Hide it in my sock, selling that rerock

In New York I Milly Rock, hide it in my sock Used to sell rerock, running from the cops Shooting at the opps Yo, Pierre you wanna come out here? Shooting at the opps, 'cause I run they block Gimme top (top), in my drop top All these hoes gon' flock (flock flock), when I drop (drop) All these hoes gon' flock (flock flock), when I drop (drop) All these hoes gon' flock (flock flock), when I drop

Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo All these hoes want cash, all these hoes want bags ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ on yo' ❤❤❤❤❤, uh I'm her dad All these niggas sound like cash (sound like cash) I'm a soldier, damn I thought I told you Shootin' like a soldier like I'm from Magnolia All these niggas, all these foes Big bank, never fold Sippin, Act', feel that ❤❤❤❤ slow me Bitches, on me, say she like my clothes I'm in London, Young Carti global Designer is on me, call it dirty laundry All these bitches want Young Carti, Young Carti (yeah) Young Carti, Young Carti (what) Young Carti, Young Carti (yeah) All of your bitches they loose, all of your bitches they loose All of my bitches they rich, and they stay rockin' that Rick huh Rich rich, Cash Carti ❤❤❤❤❤, rich ❤❤❤❤❤ Got a rich clique, she suckin' on the clique She suckin' on the dick Give that ❤❤❤ a tip, told her buy some kicks Then I brush my teeth, hop up in a whip Glocky in the whip, glocky in the whip And I'm cocky, ❤❤❤❤❤❤' on a thotty She just wanna plot me, ❤❤❤❤❤ can't stop me I'm riding in a Mazi, this ain't even my Mazi Oh that's not yo thotty? Yo ❤❤❤❤❤ look like a Aunty Walked in with Ashanti Damn that look like Shanti, Damn that look like Carti I think dat be Young Carti Heard he spent a hunnid on a ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ watch piece That's filthy

In New York I Milly Rock, hide it in my sock Running from an opp, then I shoot at opp And I'm on the block, and I'm on the block In New York I Milly Rock, hide it in my sock Hide in my sock, selling that rerock In New York I Milly Rock, hide it in my sock Use to sell rerock, running from the cops Shooting at the opps Yo, Pierre you wanna come out here?

Please have a look at this link about contracted articles: "du", "de la", "de l'", "des", and "de":

http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/de-vs-du-de-la-des_2.htm

It's like that in a lot of other languages, definitely in spanish. This is my first crack at french and I have to say I really appreciate the benefit of this grammar rule during listening comprehension. In order to recognize the difference between certain words that otherwise sound similar, the pronunciation differences in the articles makes it much clearer. Like pluralization - femme and femmes are homophones, but the difference between la and les is the only way I can tell which it is.

I don't know for sure but... I think in French it's necessary to give every noun an article, even if in english that noun doesn't need it. If it's singular, you have to use "un" or "une"(as in "un homme" or "une pomme"); if plural, "des"(as in "des enfants") and if uncountable, "du"(as in "du lait").

"sommes" can be a conjugated form of two verbs:

• 2nd person singular of "sommer" = "you add up"

• 1st person plural of "être" = "we are".

In the conjugation table (top left of the window), you can choose the verb that you want, either "sommer" or "être".

(FYI, "sommes" is also the plural of "somme" = "nap", and the plural of "somme" = "sum").

Please have a look at my comment above.

Sommer and être are two different verbs with two different meanings. However, their conjugations can look similar since être is irregular. Être : je suis (i am) tu es (you are) il/elle est (he/she/it is) nous sommes (we are) ils sont (they are). Sommer: Je somme (i add) tu sommes (you add) etc.

In this case, "des" is an indefinite article (plural).

It can be used to talk about an indefinite amount of things/persons, and it is the same for feminine or masculine.

• Nous sommes des hommes. ("We are men") - FYI: the singular would be "Je suis un homme" (I am a man)

• Nous sommes des femmes. ("We are women") - FYI: the singular would be "Je suis une femme" (I am a woman)

The partitive article "du" is used to talk about an indefinite amount of a singular thing, which is masculine and which starts with a consonant:

• Je mange du pain. ("I am eating bread")

FYI:

The feminine singular of the partitive article is "de la":

• Je mange de la viande. ("I am eating meat").

If the noun (feminine or masculine) starts with a vowel, you have to use "de l' ":

• Je bois de l'eau. ("I am drinking water") - "eau" is a feminine word in French

• J'ai de l'or. ("I have gold") - "or" is a masculine word in French

"des" means "some of the" in some cases only:

• ex: "Il prend des fraises." can translate to "He takes strawberries", "He takes some strawberries" or "He takes some of the strawberries"

In the sentence "Nous sommes des hommes" ("We are men"), it makes no sense to translate it to "We are some of the men".

Indeed, if you use "some of the", it implies more context in the sentence:

• For example, "We are some of the men of this group." would translate to "Nous sommes une partie des hommes de ce groupe."

No, because in French, you always need to put an article before the noun, so you have to write: "Nous sommes des hommes."

Yo Pierre, you wanna come out here?

In New York I Milly Rock, hide it in my sock Running from an opp, then I shoot at opp And I'm on the block, and I'm on the block In New York I Milly Rock, hide it in my sock Hide it in my sock, selling that rerock

In New York I Milly Rock, hide it in my sock Used to sell rerock, running from the cops Shooting at the opps Yo, Pierre you wanna come out here? Shooting at the opps, 'cause I run they block Gimme top (top), in my drop top All these hoes gon' flock (flock flock), when I drop (drop) All these hoes gon' flock (flock flock), when I drop (drop) All these hoes gon' flock (flock flock), when I drop

Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo All these hoes want cash, all these hoes want bags ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ on yo' ❤❤❤❤❤, uh I'm her dad All these niggas sound like cash (sound like cash) I'm a soldier, damn I thought I told you Shootin' like a soldier like I'm from Magnolia All these niggas, all these foes Big bank, never fold Sippin, Act', feel that ❤❤❤❤ slow me Bitches, on me, say she like my clothes I'm in London, Young Carti global Designer is on me, call it dirty laundry All these bitches want Young Carti, Young Carti (yeah) Young Carti, Young Carti (what) Young Carti, Young Carti (yeah) All of your bitches they loose, all of your bitches they loose All of my bitches they rich, and they stay rockin' that Rick huh Rich rich, Cash Carti ❤❤❤❤❤, rich ❤❤❤❤❤ Got a rich clique, she suckin' on the clique She suckin' on the dick Give that ❤❤❤ a tip, told her buy some kicks Then I brush my teeth, hop up in a whip Glocky in the whip, glocky in the whip And I'm cocky, ❤❤❤❤❤❤' on a thotty She just wanna plot me, ❤❤❤❤❤ can't stop me I'm riding in a Mazi, this ain't even my Mazi Oh that's not yo thotty? Yo ❤❤❤❤❤ look like a Aunty Walked in with Ashanti Damn that look like Shanti, Damn that look like Carti I think dat be Young Carti Heard he spent a hunnid on a ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ watch piece That's filthy

In New York I Milly Rock, hide it in my sock Running from an opp, then I shoot at opp And I'm on the block, and I'm on the block In New York I Milly Rock, hide it in my sock Hide in my sock, selling that rerock In New York I Milly Rock, hide it in my sock Use to sell rerock, running from the cops Shooting at the opps Yo, Pierre you wanna come out here?