aimer + adjective + noun?
I was marked wrong on a test for translating "J'aime les nouveaus manteaux" as "I like new coats". It was, "I like THE new coats". I suspect that 'I like new coats (in general)' is "J'aime de nouveaux manteaux" but I can't find confirmation anywhere, or what the rule is.
Would appreciate some help. Thanks!
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This is only my opinion - as an English speaker who has learnt and taught French - but I think that your teacher was being unnecessarily harsh on you to mark 'I like new coats' as wrong. "J'aime les nouveaux manteaux" can mean either new coats in general, or some specific new coats which have been previously mentioned. If the sentence stands alone, without further context, either interpretation would be correct.
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In speaking, both seem OK to me (despite "manteauX").
However, saying "J'aime de nouveaux manteaux" would induce that you are replying to a question, like "dont you like your coats?.... No, I like different coats".
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