• du (+ masculine word)
• de la (+ feminine word)
• de l’ – (followed by a vowel)

More Than One, but Unspecified Plural Quantity: Des

To describe an unspecified plural quantity, use “des” (both feminine and masculine), which tells you there is more than one item, but it is a vague plural quantity (it could be 2, could be 10,000 or more). This “des” usually applies to whole items, that you could count, but decided not to.

Examples:

• J’ai des Euros (more than one, but I am not telling exactly how many)
• Je vais acheter des pommes (I’m going to buy apples. In English, we’d probably won’t use any words before "apples." Maybe "some," but in French, you need to use “des”)
• Elle a des amis formidables (she has [some] great friends)