Breakdown of Chaque bénévole distribuera des vêtements.
des
some (plural indefinite)
le vêtement
the piece of clothing
chaque
each / every
le bénévole
the volunteer
Questions & Answers about Chaque bénévole distribuera des vêtements.
Why is bénévole singular if we are talking about all the volunteers?
The word chaque translates to "each" or "every." Just like in English, it always describes a singular noun. So we say chaque bénévole (each volunteer) and use the singular verb distribuera, even though we are referring to multiple people in a group.
How do we know if bénévole is masculine or feminine here?
What tense is distribuera?
Why is there a des before vêtements when the English translation just says clothes?
In French, nouns almost always need an article (like "a," "the," or "some") in front of them. Because the volunteers are handing out an unspecified number of clothes ("some clothes"), we must use the plural indefinite article des. In English, we usually drop the word "some," but French requires the des.