Characteristics of definite articles l, Used with countable and uncountable nouns 2, Placed directly in front of a noun or an adjective + 3, Agree with the noun in number and sometimes gender 4, Contract with certain prepositions banane, lß poivron, L'orange et les pommes
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French definite articles Masculine Feminine singular plural les les + There are three singular definite articles: 0 Masculine: le Feminine: la Contracted (masc or fem in front of vowel or mute h): l' + There is only one plural definite article: les O O Du, des, au, aux, the mutant orms of the French definite articles When preceded by the prepositions d and de, the definite articles le and les must contract with them: les alJX des But... la la de la de l'
Meaning and Usage Of the French Definite Article The definite article indicates a specific noun. Je vais la banque. / I'm going to the bank. Voici le livre que j'ai 'u. / Here is the book I read. The definite article is also used in French to indicate the general sense of a noun. This can be confusing, as definite articles are not used in this way in English. J'aime la glace. / I like ice cream. C'est la vie! / That's life!
Characteristics of indefinite articles I ,Used with countable nouns (as opposed to uncountable nouns like money and water) 2,PIaced directly in front of a noun or an adjective + not.Jn 3,Agree with the noun in number and sometimes gender
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French indefinite articles Indefinite Articles = a/an/some" M.S. UN o a, an, one o some Masculine des Feminine une des UNE Plural (M or F) DES + There are two singular articles, each of which can mean a, an, or one: Masculine: un Feminine: une + There is only one plural indefinite article: des.
Characteristics of partitive articles loUsed with uncountable nouns like chocolate, water, and money 2.Placed directly in front of a noun 3.Agree with the noun in number and sometimes gender As opposed to countable nouns like bars of chocolate, glasses of water, and euros.
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French partitive articles singular plural Masculine du, de l' des Feminine de la, de l' des + There are three singl_Jlar articles: Masculine: du Feminine: de la Contracted (m or f in front of vowel or mute h): de l' + There is only one plural partitive article: des.
The partitive is used with abstract nouns after verbs like avoir and falloir. par TU as de la chance. Il faut du courage. You're lucky. YOU need courage. The partitive is also used with faire and jouer plus musical instruments, and with faire for sports and other activities in the sense of practicing. par Je fais / joue du violon. I play the violin. Il fait du droit. He practices law. In certain constructions, the partitive reverts to simply de (or its contraction d').
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