Breakdown of Elle n'a plus les cheveux longs.
elle
she
avoir
to have
le cheveu
the hair
ne... plus
(not) anymore / no longer
long
long
Questions & Answers about Elle n'a plus les cheveux longs.
Why is it les cheveux instead of ses cheveux (her hair)?
In French, when talking about body parts, you usually use a definite article (le, la, or les) instead of a possessive adjective (son, sa, or ses). Since the subject is Elle, it is already obvious whose hair we are talking about!
How does the negation n'a plus work here?
The phrase ne ... plus means 'no longer' or 'not anymore.' It wraps around the conjugated verb exactly the same way as ne ... pas. Here, it goes around the verb a (has), and the ne drops its 'e' to become n' because the verb starts with a vowel.
In English, 'hair' is a singular concept. Why is it plural in French?
I learned that adjectives for size go before the noun. Why is longs after cheveux?
You are right that size adjectives usually come before the noun. However, when describing hair or body parts, physical descriptions like longs (long) or courts (short) are exceptions and are placed directly after the noun.
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