Learn French: Plusieurs freelances détestent la contrainte des horaires. - Several freelancers hate schedule constraints.

Plusieurs freelances détestent la contrainte des horaires.

Several freelancers hate schedule constraints.

Breakdown of Plusieurs freelances détestent la contrainte des horaires.

of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)

détester

to hate

him, it (masculine direct object pronoun)

her, it (feminine direct object pronoun)

Questions & Answers about Plusieurs freelances détestent la contrainte des horaires.

Why is there no de after Plusieurs, unlike with words like beaucoup?

Plusieurs is an indefinite adjective that directly modifies the noun, meaning 'several'. Unlike adverbs of quantity such as beaucoup or peu, it never takes de before the noun.

Does the English loanword freelances follow normal French plural rules here?

Yes! Even though it is borrowed from English, it acts as a standard French noun and takes an -s in the plural. You will also often see it used as an adjective, as in des travailleurs freelances.

Why do we say des horaires instead of just d'horaires here?

Here, des is the mandatory contraction of the preposition de and the definite article les. It refers to 'the constraints of the schedules', pointing to the specific, known concept of traditional working hours.

How is horaires different from heures if both can translate to 'hours'?

While both relate to time, un horaire specifically refers to a schedule, timetable, or set working hours. If you just meant 'hours' as a unit of duration, you would use heures.