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This document discusses French definite and indefinite articles. It explains that: 1) Definite articles are "le, la, l', les" and depend on the gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural) of the noun. 2) Indefinite articles are "un, une, des" where "un/une" mean "a/an" and "des" means "some". 3) Choosing the correct definite article requires knowing if the noun is masculine or feminine, singular or plural. The indefinite articles "un/une" also depend on the gender of the noun.

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Les Articles PDF

This document discusses French definite and indefinite articles. It explains that: 1) Definite articles are "le, la, l', les" and depend on the gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural) of the noun. 2) Indefinite articles are "un, une, des" where "un/une" mean "a/an" and "des" means "some". 3) Choosing the correct definite article requires knowing if the noun is masculine or feminine, singular or plural. The indefinite articles "un/une" also depend on the gender of the noun.

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DEFINITE ARTICLES : le, la, l’, les

INDEFINITE ARTICLES : un, une, des


Vocabulaire
les articles
• le the (m.sing.)
• la the (f.sing.)
• l’ the (m/f + voyelle)
• les the (m/f pl.)
• un a/an (m.sing.)
• une a/an (f.sing.)
• des some (m/f pl.)
le, la, l’, les (definite articles)
•

•
Well, first of all, if the noun is plural, there is only one
definite article you can use: les

• Example to say the teachers you would say:


• les professeurs.

(If a noun is plural, you don’t really need to know if it’s


masculine or feminine in order to choose the correct
article- because there is only ONE plural article to choose
from: les)
If your noun is singular (that means you’re talking about
only one thing), then you have to choose from le, la, l’

Your choice of definite article depends on the gender of


the noun that follows (is the word masculine? or
feminine?)

• In French, every noun has a gender—it is either masculine


or feminine.

• In order to choose between le or la, you have to know the


gender of the noun.
Since the noun table (table) is feminine if you
want to say the table you would say:
• la table

• Since carte (map) is feminine, how would you say the


map?

• la carte

• Magnifique!
Since the noun crayon (pencil) is masculine if you
want to say the pencil you would say:
• le crayon

• Since stylo (pen) is masculine, how would you say the


pen?

• le stylo

• Fantastique!
•

• See if you can figure out the rule:


• l’oignon (m) = the onion
• l’agrafeuse (f) = the stapler
• l’école (f) = the school
• What do these FRENCH words have in common?
That’s right!!!
They all:
•Start with a vowel
•AND are singular.
l’ is used to mean the in front of a masculine or
feminine noun starting with a vowel.

• Example: l’ ordinateur
le
• 1. _____ livre (m) = the book
le prix (m) = the price
• 2. _____
la coupe glacée (f) = the ice cream
• 3. _____
sundae
les
• 4. _____boissons (f) = the drinks
les
• 5. _____oignons (m) = the onions
• 6. _____ l’ ordinateur (m) = the computer
Vous êtes très intelligents!

• So let’s move on to indefinite articles…


un, une & des are indefinite articles.
(They don’t refer to any specific item—any one will
do.)
un/une = a (or an)
Des =some
Examples
•un livre = a book •un oignon =an onion
•une portion = a serving •une pomme=an apple
•des frites = some fries
In front of a masculine singular noun use…
un
In front of a feminine singular noun use…
une
In front of a masculine or feminine plural noun use…

des

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