When to use des?

"Des" is used in French as an indefinite article to denote plural nouns, translating to "some" or "any" in English. It is used when referring to an unspecified quantity of countable items, such as "des pommes" (some Apples) or "des livres" (some books). You use "des" in contexts where the exact number is not important, and it indicates that more than one item is involved.