Ce travail de bricolage est plus difficile sans tournevis.

This DIY job is more difficult without a screwdriver.

Breakdown of Ce travail de bricolage est plus difficile sans tournevis.

• être: to be
• ce: this
• sans: without
• plus: more

Questions & Answers about Ce travail de bricolage est plus difficile sans tournevis.

Why is it ce travail and not cet travail?

Because travail starts with a consonant sound.

• ce is used before a masculine singular noun beginning with a consonant: ce travail
• cet is used before a masculine singular noun beginning with a vowel or silent h: cet outil, cet homme

So travail takes ce, not cet.

What exactly does travail de bricolage mean grammatically?

It is a noun phrase where de bricolage describes the type of travail.

• travail = work, task, job
• bricolage = DIY, handiwork, tinkering, home repair

So travail de bricolage means something like a DIY task or repair job.

French often uses noun + de + noun where English might use an adjective or a compound noun.
For example:

• une salle de classe = a classroom
• une tasse de café = a cup of coffee
• un travail de bricolage = a DIY job

Why is it de bricolage and not du bricolage?