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That one is a plural definite article and that the other is either a partitive or possessive is the difference between the French words des and les.

Specifically, the word des can be a partitive construction which means "some". Or it can be a possessive formed by combining the preposition de ("of") with the feminine/masculine plural definite article les ("the"). Either way, the pronunciation is similar to that in the English noun "day".

The word les is a definite article which may precede the plural form of feminine and masculine nouns. It is translated as "the". Its pronunciation resembles that of the English noun "lay".

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"Des" is a partitive article used for unspecified or indefinite quantities of something, while "les" is a definite article used for specific or known quantities of something.

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