Language/French/Grammar/Indefinite-article

Indefinite article in French

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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