Breakdown of Je ne dépense plus beaucoup d'argent.
je
I
beaucoup de
a lot of / many
ne
not (used before the verb)
l'argent
the money (m)
Questions & Answers about Je ne dépense plus beaucoup d'argent.
How does ne... plus work in this sentence?
It wraps around the conjugated verb (dépense) exactly like ne... pas does. While Je ne dépense pas means "I do not spend", replacing pas with plus changes the meaning to "I do not spend anymore" or "I no longer spend".
Why is it beaucoup d'argent instead of beaucoup de l'argent?
After expressions of quantity like beaucoup (a lot), un peu (a little), or trop (too much), you only use de (or d' before a vowel sound). You drop the definite article (le, la, l', les). Since argent starts with a vowel, beaucoup de becomes beaucoup d'argent.
Do I pronounce the "s" at the end of plus in this sentence?
No. When plus is part of the negative structure ne... plus, the final "s" is always silent. You generally only pronounce the "s" when plus means "more" in a positive sense.
Can I use dépenser to talk about spending time?