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Les articles définis et les articles Indéfinis. A Les articles definis In French, articles agree with the nouns they introduce. They are MASCULINE or.

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Page 1: Les articles définis et les articles Indéfinis. A Les articles definis In French, articles agree with the nouns they introduce. They are MASCULINE or.

Les articles définis et les articles

Indéfinis

Page 2: Les articles définis et les articles Indéfinis. A Les articles definis In French, articles agree with the nouns they introduce. They are MASCULINE or.

A Les articles definis

In French, articles agree with the nouns they introduce. They are MASCULINE or FEMININE, SINGULAR or PLURAL.

Definite Articles (the)

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MASCULINE

FEMININE

le (l’) le garçon, l’ami

SINGULAR

la (l’) la fille, l’amie

MASCULINE

FEMININE

les les garçons, les amis

PLURAL

les les filles, les amies

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A Les articles

Elision and Liaison

• Before a vowel sound, le and la become l’ and ne becomes n’.This is called ELISION.

L’appareil-photo n’est pas sur la table.

• Before a vowel sound, the final s of les is pronounced ‘Z’.This is called LIAISON.

Où sont les affiches?

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A Les articles indefinis

Indefinite Articles (a, an; some + noun)

MASCULINE

FEMININE

un un sac, un ordinateur

SINGULAR

une une table, une affiche.

MASCULINE

FEMININE

des des sacs, des ordinateurs

PLURAL

des des tables, des affiches

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Des often corresponds to the English some. Although the word some may be omitted in English, the article des must be used in French.

Ex:J’ai des cousins à Québec. I have (some) cousins in Quebec.

After a NEGATIVE verb (other than être), un, une, and des become de (d’).

Ex:Philippe a un vélo. Alice n’a pas de vélo. Alice doesn’t have a bike.

J’ai des amis à Paris. Je n’ai pas d’amis I don’t have any à Rome. friends in Rome.