Breakdown of Le reboisement demande davantage de temps et plus de plantes indigènes.
et
and
le temps
the time
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
plus
more
la plante
the plant
demander
to ask (for) / to require / demand
indigène
native
le reboisement
the reforestation
davantage
more (not used with adjectives)
Questions & Answers about Le reboisement demande davantage de temps et plus de plantes indigènes.
Why does the sentence use both davantage de and plus de? Are they interchangeable here?
Yes, they are interchangeable in this sentence because both are followed by a noun. The writer likely used both simply for stylistic variety, to avoid repeating plus de twice. Just remember a key limitation: while plus can modify adjectives (e.g., plus grand), davantage cannot. It is only used with verbs, or with nouns by adding de.
Why is it plus de plantes and not plus des plantes? Doesn't plantes need a plural article?
After adverbs of quantity like plus, moins, beaucoup, and davantage, you must use the bare preposition de (or d'), dropping the definite article (les). You would only use des (which is de + les) if you were specifying an exact group of plants, such as "more of the native plants we bought".
Why does demande translate to "requires" instead of "asks" in this context?
While demander is the primary verb for asking a person a question or a favor, it shifts meaning when the subject is an inanimate object or an abstract concept (like le reboisement). In these cases, it means "to require", "to demand", or "to call for". You will often hear this in everyday phrases like ça demande du courage (that requires courage).
Since plantes is feminine, why doesn't the adjective indigènes have an extra 'e' for feminine agreement?
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