Questions & Answers about Il y a tellement de réductions que c'est la folie.
Why do we use tellement de here instead of just tellement?
Because we are talking about a quantity of a noun (réductions). To say 'so much' or 'so many' before a noun, you must use tellement de (or tant de). You only use tellement by itself when modifying an adjective or an adverb, like in c'est tellement cher (it is so expensive). Since réductions is plural, why isn't it tellement des réductions?
In French, expressions of quantity like beaucoup de, trop de, and tellement de always take a plain de (or d'), regardless of whether the noun that follows is plural. The article (les or des) is dropped entirely. How does the consequence part of this sentence work?
The word que (that) connects the intense situation to its result. The structure tellement de + noun + que + result translates directly to 'so much/many' + noun + 'that' + result. Here, the result of the extreme number of discounts is that 'it is madness'. Why does the sentence end with c'est la folie rather than il est la folie?
You must use c'est when 'it is' is followed by a modified noun (a noun with an article like un, une, le, or la). Since we have the article la before folie, c'est is the only correct choice. You would use il est if it were followed by a bare adjective, like il est fou (it is crazy). Is la folie a common expression in French?
Yes! While 'it is madness' might sound a bit dramatic in English, saying c'est la folie is a very standard, everyday phrase in French to mean 'it is crazy' when describing a crowded store, heavy traffic, or an unbelievable situation. Learn Il y a tellement de réductions que c'est la folie and more in French
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