Tu veux acheter beaucoup d'œufs et de légumes pour la famille.

You want to buy a lot of eggs and vegetables for the family.

Breakdown of Tu veux acheter beaucoup d'œufs et de légumes pour la famille.

• tu: you
• et: and
• la famille: the family
• vouloir: to want
• pour: for
• acheter: to buy
• des: some
• le légume: the vegetable
• beaucoup de: a lot of
• l'œuf: the egg

Questions & Answers about Tu veux acheter beaucoup d'œufs et de légumes pour la famille.

Why do we say d'œufs and de légumes instead of des œufs and des légumes after beaucoup?

In French, after words like beaucoup, peu, trop, we use de (or d' if the next word starts with a vowel sound) instead of des. This rule applies no matter the gender or number of the noun. Hence, it becomes beaucoup d'œufs and beaucoup de légumes.

Why do we use tu instead of vous?

French has two ways of saying you. Tu is informal and typically used when speaking to friends, family, or people you know well. Vous is more formal or used for plural. Here, tu suggests a casual context, perhaps talking to a friend or a family member.

What is the difference between beaucoup d'œufs and beaucoup d'œuf?

Œuf in the singular means egg, and œufs in the plural means eggs. Since the sentence indicates a larger quantity (a lot of them), the plural form œufs is required.

Why is the word œufs written with the special character œ?

The œ is actually a ligature of the letters o and e, common in certain French words (like sœur, œuf, and cœur). While you can sometimes see them written separately (as oe), using œ is the more traditional and correct spelling.

Can I omit pour la famille?

You can grammatically omit pour la famille, but it changes the context. Tu veux acheter beaucoup d'œufs et de légumes still means you want to buy a lot of eggs and vegetables, but it no longer specifies that they are intended for the family. If mentioning the purpose or recipient is important, include pour la famille.