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Definite article in French
French Articles[edit | edit source]
French has 3 kinds of articles:
- Definite articles
- Indefinite articles
- Partitive articles
The table below summarizes the different forms:
French Articles | |||
---|---|---|---|
Definite article | Indefinite article | Partitive | |
masculine | le | un | du |
feminine | la | une | de la |
in front of a vowel | l' | un/une | de l' |
plural | les | des | des |
Definite articles in French[edit | edit source]
In French, nouns are almost always preceded by an article or a determiner. This indicates the gender of the noun (masculine or feminine) and its number (singular or plural).
The definite article (articles définis) (le, la, les) goes with a noun whose meaning is completely determined.
They correspond to the English article the.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- sur la table
on the table
- près de la fenêtre
near the window
Video - French Definite Article / How to say THE in French[edit | edit source]
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Lessons : Definite article & Indefinite article
Videos[edit | edit source]
French definite articles - basic French - YouTube[edit | edit source]
French Definite Article / How to say THE in French (French ...[edit | edit source]
FRENCH ARTICLES - DEFINITE INDEFINITE & PARTITIVE ...[edit | edit source]
Definite Article in French LE LA LES - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Definite Articles in French with Pascal - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- How to use « il s'agit de » in French
- Impersonal verbs
- Adverbs
- Cardinal numbers
- Use of l'on
- Use of the definite article with parts of the body
- Demonstrative pronouns with —ci and —là
- Possessive determiners
- Use of jamais
- Adjectives which normally follow the noun
- Ordinal numbers as fractions
- Invariable adjectives
- Homophones
- Cardinal Numbers — When to use figures and when to use words
- Repetition of the definite article