Breakdown of Je ne jette plus de déchets dans la nature.
je
I
dans
in, inside
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
jeter
to throw away
Questions & Answers about Je ne jette plus de déchets dans la nature.
The lesson is about plus de meaning "more", but the translation says "no longer". Why doesn't it mean "more waste"?
Why is it de déchets instead of des déchets if the word is plural?
In French, plural articles like des change to de after negative expressions. Because ne ... plus (no longer) makes the sentence negative, des déchets must become de déchets. Conveniently, if this were the comparative meaning "more", it would also be plus de déchets because expressions of quantity always take de without the plural article.
Do I pronounce the "s" in plus in this sentence?
No. In the negative expression ne ... plus, the "s" is completely silent. You generally only hear the "s" when plus means "more" (like in our current lesson's comparative sentences) and it stands at the end of a phrase or comes before a vowel.
Why does jette have two "t"s when the infinitive verb jeter only has one?