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Nous n'économisons pas d'argent avec ce péage.

Nous n'économisons pas d'argent avec ce péage.
We do not save money with this toll.
From Lesson 233:Alternatives (au lieu de)·French

Questions & Answers about Nous n'économisons pas d'argent avec ce péage.

Why is it pas d'argent and not pas de l'argent?
In negative sentences, partitive articles like de l' (meaning 'some') change to simply de or d' (meaning 'any'). Because the sentence is expressing a zero quantity, de l'argent becomes pas d'argent.
Could I use the verb sauver instead of économiser to mean 'save' here?
No, because French uses different verbs depending on what exactly you are saving. You must use économiser for saving money, time, or resources. Sauver is used for rescuing or saving a life, while sauvegarder is used to save a computer file.
Why is it ce péage and not cet péage?
Both ce and cet mean 'this' for masculine nouns. However, cet is only used when the following word starts with a vowel or a silent H (like cet hôtel). Since péage is a masculine word starting with a consonant, we use the standard form ce.

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