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Why is “de l’eau” changed to “d’eau” in the negative sentence?

In a negative sentence "pas de" is never followed by an article. For example:

"Je veux de l’eau".
Negative: " Je ne veux pas d’eau".

"J’ai acheté des livres". Negative: "Je n’ai pas acheté de livres".

"Il a de la pitié pour elle". Negative: "Il n’a pas de pitié pour elle".

"Il mange des haricots" Negative: "Il ne mange pas de haricots".

With "c’est" or "ce sont", you would use an article. For example:

"C’est une bonne occasion". Negative: "Ce n’est pas une bonne occasion".

"Ce sont des livres très rares". Negative: "Ce ne sont pas des livres très rares".

 

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