how do you know to use "les" instead of "des"

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Bonjour Judith,
Here is a link that might help you: 
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/plural-of-the-and-a-les-and-des-articles
Also, look at the following links:
https://french.kwiziq.com/questions/view/des-and-les
https://french.kwiziq.com/my-languages/french/glossary/4
https://french.kwiziq.com/my-languages/french/glossary/5
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/glossary/article-type/french-partitive-articles-les-articles-partitifs
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !

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As my answer to your first post.