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Les Articles Indéfinis Et Définis Au Singulier

This document discusses the use of indefinite and definite articles in French. [1] The indefinite articles "une" and "un" are used before feminine and masculine nouns respectively when referring to non-specific people or things, similar to "a" or "an" in English. [2] The definite articles "la" and "le" are used before feminine and masculine nouns respectively when referring to specific people or things, similar to "the" in English. [3] The definite article "l'" is used before nouns starting with a vowel or silent h, both masculine and feminine.

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Les Articles Indéfinis Et Définis Au Singulier

This document discusses the use of indefinite and definite articles in French. [1] The indefinite articles "une" and "un" are used before feminine and masculine nouns respectively when referring to non-specific people or things, similar to "a" or "an" in English. [2] The definite articles "la" and "le" are used before feminine and masculine nouns respectively when referring to specific people or things, similar to "the" in English. [3] The definite article "l'" is used before nouns starting with a vowel or silent h, both masculine and feminine.

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Les articles indfinis et dfinis au singulier

(When talking about one person or thing)

A. Les articles indfinis

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The name of a person, place, or thing is a noun. In French, every noun has a gender, either masculine or feminine. Many words that accompany nouns can indicate their gender in French. They are called gender markers. An article is such a word. The French words une and un are indefinite articles. They correspond to a or an in English. You use an indefinite article when speaking about a non-specific person or thing: a girl an exam Examples: FMININ Une fille Une sur Une cole Une calculatrice MASCULIN Un garon Un frre Un lyce Un ordinateur

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You use the indefinite article une before all feminine nouns. You use the indefinite article un before all masculine nouns. And, you use the indefinite article des before all plural nouns (feminine or masculine). Des filles Des garons Des ordinateurs

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B. Les articles dfinis 1. You use the definite article when referring to a definite or specific person or thing. It corresponds to the in English. : the boy the desk FMININ La fille La sur La chaise MASCULIN Le garon Le frre Le bureau

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You use the definite article la before a feminine noun and you use the definite article le before a masculine noun.

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You use the definite article l before a masculine or feminine noun that begins with a vowel or silent h. The vowels are a, e, i (y), o, u. llve lami lamie lcole lhtel

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You have to use the article les when the nouns that are more than one (plural), without considering whether the nouns are masculine or feminine,

Les filles Les garons Les coles Les amis Les amies

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