Question 1

Why is it Des millions instead of just starting the sentence with Millions?

Accepted Answer

In French, numbers like million and milliard (billion) are actually nouns, not adjectives. Because they are nouns, they require an article in front of them. Since we are talking about multiple millions, we use the plural indefinite article des.

Question 2

Why do we use de gens here instead of des gens?

Accepted Answer

Expressions of quantity in French are almost always followed by a simple de (or d'), without the plural article les. Just like you say beaucoup de gens (a lot of people), you say des millions de gens.

Question 3

Could I use personnes instead of gens in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

Yes, des millions de personnes works perfectly too! While gens is generally used for undefined groups of people and personnes is required when you count people with specific small numbers (like trois personnes), large estimates like millions can take either word naturally.

Question 4

How is the verb regardent pronounced in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

The -ent ending for third-person plural verbs is completely silent in French. You pronounce regardent exactly like the singular form regarde. The subject Des millions de gens tells you it is plural, but your ears will not hear a difference in the verb itself.

Question 5

Why is it ce film and not cet film or cette film?

Accepted Answer

The word ce is the demonstrative adjective (meaning this or that) for masculine singular nouns. You use cet only before masculine singular nouns starting with a vowel or mute H, and cette is for feminine singular nouns. Since film is masculine and starts with a consonant, ce is the right choice.

Des millions de gens regardent ce film.

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