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Indefinite article in French

French Articles[edit | edit source]

French has 3 kinds of articles:

  1. Definite articles
  2. Indefinite articles
  3. 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

Indefinite Article : Rule & Examples[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).

We use the indefinite articles (articles indéfinis) in the following cases:

To talk about something non-specific:[edit | edit source]

  • Céline est une copine de Noémie. (one of many)

Céline is a friend of Noémie. (one of many)

To mention something for the first time in a text:[edit | edit source]

  • Jean a acheté une moto.

Jean bought a motorbike.

In can be translated by “a” or “an” in English.

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