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Differences in the use of numbers in French and English: Page numbers, bus numbers, etc.
As in English, French page numbers, bus numbers and so on are cardinal numbers which follow the noun; un is invariable in this usage. A definite article always accompanies the noun in French:
- à la page un
on page one
- Prenez le trente-deux
Catch the number 32
- Le train part du quai vingt
The train leaves from platform twenty
Consider exploring these related pages after completing this lesson: Possessive determiners, Omission of the article, Plural indefinite article "des" VS preposition "de" and definite article "les" & Constructions which do not allow indirect object pronouns.
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