Tuesday, June 23, 2020

THE ARTICLES ( A,AN,THE) IN FRENCH

Articles – le, la, les, un, une, des, du,de la

LES ARTICLES

There are three types for articles in French
  1. Definite / Défini : The English definite article, the, has four equivalent forms in French, depending on the gender and number of the noun as well as what letter it begins with.
La - Singular feminine
Le - Singular masculine
Les - Plural (for both masculine and feminine)
L' - When letter begins with vowel or h muet



       2. Indefinite / Indéfini : The English indefinite article has two forms, a and an, while the French has three, depending on the gender and number of the noun.

The English equivalent of des is some, which is not considered an article in English.
feminine)
 
Une - Singular feminine
Un - Singular masculine
Des - Plural (for both masculine and feminine)



     3.Partitive / Partitif :  Referring to only a portion or some of an uncountable noun, often food or drink.

There are four forms in French, depending on the gender and number of the noun as well as what letter it begins with.

De la - feminine singular
Du - masculine singular
Des - Plural(for both feminine and masculine)
De l' - When letter begins with vowel or h muet


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