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<div style="font-size:300%">Indefinite article in French</div> | <div style="font-size:300%">Indefinite article in French | ||
== French Articles == | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! colspan="4" |French Articles | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|''Definite'' | |||
|''Indefinite'' | |||
|''Partitive'' | |||
|- | |||
|masculine | |||
|le | |||
|un | |||
|du | |||
|- | |||
|feminine | |||
|la | |||
|une | |||
|de la | |||
|- | |||
|in front of a vowel | |||
|l' | |||
|un/une | |||
|de l' | |||
|- | |||
|plural | |||
|les | |||
|des | |||
|des | |||
|} | |||
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__TOC__ | __TOC__ | ||
==Rule & Examples== | ==Indefinite Article : Rule & Examples== | ||
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). | 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). | ||
Revision as of 23:08, 3 December 2021
Indefinite article in French
French Articles
| French Articles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Definite | Indefinite | 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
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:
- 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:
- Jean a acheté une moto.
Jean bought a motorbike.
In can be translated by “a” or “an” in English.
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