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about french "il n'y a pas une ombre sur la mer".why there is "une " not "de"?

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"il n'y a une ombre sur la mer" haishang you yi ge "ombre" "il n'y a pas d'ombre sur la mer" haishang meiyou "ombre" "il n'y a pas une ombre sur la mer" haishang "ombre" yi ge ye meiyou.
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This is a saying. Both would be correct (une / d'ombre), but since this is a saying, we use 'une' to stress that there really is 'not a single one at all'. It sounds somewhat more enthusiastic. Hope it helps ;) Salut!

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