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LES ou DES ?

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Practice when to use LES or DES

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On a trouvé des pièces du IIIe siècle dans les champs d’un fermier dans le village voisin. Le fermier est ø adepte des fouilles archéologiques. La découverte est une grosse surprise et est survenue quand le fermier a voulu labourer des champs qu’il avait laissés en friche depuis 3 ans. Les fermiers sont surprenants de nos jours. Ils passent du temps à enrichir le patrimoine français.

ø Third-century coins were found in the fields of a farmer in the neighboring village. The farmer is a fan of ø archaeological excavations. The discovery is a big surprise and occurred when the farmer wanted to plow ø fields that he had left fallow for 3 years. ø Farmers are surprising these days. They spend ø time enriching the French heritage.