Breakdown of Nous découvrons de nouveaux horizons.
nous
we / us (object pronoun)
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
nouveau
new
découvrir
to discover
l'horizon
the horizon (m)
Questions & Answers about Nous découvrons de nouveaux horizons.
Why is it de nouveaux horizons and not des nouveaux horizons?
In French, the plural indefinite article des (meaning some) changes to de when it comes directly before a plural adjective. Since the adjective nouveaux comes before the noun horizons, des becomes de.
Why does nouveaux come before the noun horizons? I thought adjectives usually go after nouns in French.
Why does nouveaux end in -x instead of -s for the plural?
Adjectives ending in -eau form their plural by adding an -x instead of an -s. The singular is nouveau and the plural is nouveaux. Both forms are pronounced exactly the same.
The verb is découvrir, which ends in -ir, but découvrons looks like an -er verb conjugation. Why?
Découvrir (to discover) and ouvrir (to open) are irregular -ir verbs. Instead of following the standard -ir verb pattern, they are conjugated with the same endings as regular -er verbs in the present tense. So with nous, the ending is simply -ons.
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