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J'ai apporté quelques couvertures pour eux.

J'ai apporté quelques couvertures pour eux.
I brought a few blankets for them.
From Lesson 145:Indefinite adjectives (quelques, plusieurs, chaque)·French

Questions & Answers about J'ai apporté quelques couvertures pour eux.

What is the difference between quelques and des here?
Both can translate to 'some', but quelques specifically means 'a few' or a small number of something. If you used des couvertures, it would just mean 'some blankets' without emphasizing that there are only a few.
Does quelques change depending on whether the noun is masculine or feminine?
No, quelques has only one form. It ends in an 's' because it is always plural (meaning 'a few'), and it stays exactly the same for both masculine and feminine nouns like couvertures.
Why use apporté instead of amené for 'brought'?
In French, you use apporter for inanimate objects that you can carry, like couvertures (blankets). You use amener for people or animals that you guide or lead with you.
Why is it pour eux instead of pour ils or pour les?
After prepositions like pour (for), avec (with), or sans (without), you must use 'stressed pronouns'. The stressed pronoun for 'them' (a group of males or a mixed group) is eux. If the group were entirely female, you would say pour elles.

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