Questions & Answers about Où est le reste de l'argent ?
Since this lesson is about the pronoun en, how could I use it to answer this question?
You could say Je n'en ai plus (I don't have any more of it). The pronoun en perfectly replaces the phrase de l'argent (of the money) so you don't have to repeat it. Another great A2-level answer is Il n'en reste pas (There is none of it left). Wait, isn't reste a verb meaning 'to stay'?
It can be! The verb rester means 'to stay' or 'to remain.' However, in this sentence, le reste is a noun meaning 'the rest' or 'the remainder.' You can tell it is a noun here because it comes right after the definite article le (the). Why do we use de l' here instead of du?
The word du is a mandatory contraction of de (of) and le (the). However, because argent starts with a vowel, the article le drops its vowel and becomes l'. The word de does not contract with l', so it stays as two separate words: de l'argent. Doesn't argent also mean the metal silver?
Yes, it does! The French word argent means both the precious metal 'silver' and 'money.' Context usually makes it obvious which one is meant. Since we are asking about 'the rest of' it, 'money' is the natural translation here. Learn Où est le reste de l'argent and more in French
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