Breakdown of À force de parler avec ce professeur, je ne fais plus jamais de fautes.
je
I
le professeur
the teacher
avec
with
ce
this (before a noun)
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
parler
to speak
faire
to do, to make
jamais
never / ever
ne... plus
(not) anymore / no longer
la faute
the mistake
à force de
by dint of / through repeatedly
Questions & Answers about À force de parler avec ce professeur, je ne fais plus jamais de fautes.
How does à force de change the meaning compared to just saying en parlant (by speaking)?
À force de is followed by an infinitive like parler and emphasizes that an action was done repeatedly or intensely to achieve a result. While en parlant just means "by speaking," à force de parler means "through repeatedly speaking" or "by speaking so much."
How does the combination ne ... plus jamais work in this sentence?
You can stack certain negative words in French. Here, ne ... plus (not anymore / no longer) is combined with jamais (never) to mean "never anymore." Notice how both negative words directly follow the conjugated verb fais.
Why does the sentence use de fautes instead of des fautes?
The affirmative version of this sentence would use the indefinite article: je fais des fautes (I make mistakes). When a sentence becomes negative, indefinite articles (un, une, des) change to de or d'. Because of the absolute negation ne ... plus jamais, des fautes becomes de fautes.
Could I say d'erreurs instead of de fautes here?
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