What is the proper way to say "Token" or "Tokens" is french?

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Permalink Reply by Chantal Savignat on November 25, 2013 at 7:24am

Hello

"le" (without "s" at end) is singular so the noun is singular (without "s")  : le jeton

"les" and "des" (with "s" at end)  are plural so the noun is plural : les jetons, des jetons

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Permalink Reply by Noel Machado on November 25, 2013 at 7:34am

So what are the differences between "les Jetons" and "des jetons"?

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Permalink Reply by Noel Machado on November 25, 2013 at 7:51am

Rather, what would make more sense as a name for a store that sold jetons... "Les Jetons" or "Des Jetons"?

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EducatorPermalink Reply by George Hunt on November 25, 2013 at 12:35pm

Simply "Jetons" I think.

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Permalink Reply by Noel Machado on November 25, 2013 at 5:25pm

"Jetons" is taken and I cant use that name!

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EducatorPermalink Reply by George Hunt on November 25, 2013 at 6:22pm

Are you selling online?

What about "Maison de Jetons"?

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Permalink Reply by Noel Machado on November 25, 2013 at 6:54pm

It need to be one of the two, "Les Jetons" or "Des Jetons"?

But I like your idea!  :)

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Permalink Reply by Chantal Savignat on November 25, 2013 at 9:01pm

I think it's the same difference in english between "a dog" and "the dog"

"a" = "un"

"the" = "le"

In French, we have the same thing for plural.

if you say "a" for a singular word, in French there is "des" for plural? So it seems to me that "Tokens" = "des jetons"

and if you say "the" for singular, there is "les" for plural so it seems that "The tokens" = "les jetons"

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Permalink Reply by Charles D on November 26, 2013 at 4:39am

Wouldn't it be more like…..

le jeton = the token

les jetons = the tokens

des jetons  = some tokens (a use involving the partitive)?

Avez-vouse des jetons? = Do you have (some) tokens?

For the name of a store? How about La Jetonerie?  Make it up.  (or is it Le Jetonerie)

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Permalink Reply by Chantal Savignat on November 26, 2013 at 4:45pm

yes it's that.

For the name of a store? A store selling "des jetons" ? Did I have a good understanding of "tokens" : "des Jetons" are pieces of woods or plastic to play some games like poker ...

How about La Jetonerie?  => why not ... but the right way would be "La Jetonnerie" with "la" and 2 "n".

 

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Permalink Reply by Charles D on November 26, 2013 at 4:48pm

Merci, Chantal.  La and 2 n's.

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Permalink Reply by Parmiss Aryan on December 7, 2013 at 4:42pm

le jeton = the token

les jetons = the tokens

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