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Jour/journée with number and attributive adjective
I was told that you should always use "jour" with numbers and "journée" with attributive adjectives. But what happens when you want say something with both, like "I spent 3 great/magnificent days in Paris". Would it be either
"J'ai passé 3 grands jours/3 jours magnifiques à Paris" or
"J'ai passé 3 grandes journées/3 journées magnifiques à Paris"
Is there a definitive rule or does it just depend on what you are trying to emphasise?
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EducatorPermalink Reply by George Hunt on -
"3 journées magnifiques" is fine (as is also "3 jours magnifiques")
"une journée " carries the idea of the "day long" and "le jour" is more the particular day as opposed to another day.
As with all rules there are surely instances when this does not apply (but I cannot give examples off hand)
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Permalink Reply by michael rivers on
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Thanks for the reply. So basically it can be either of the two depending on the nuance that you want to express.
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EducatorPermalink Reply by George Hunt on -
That is my understanding.
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Permalink Reply by Esteban de la Cruz on
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That 'it. The Journée is the time contained in a Jour
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