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French articles

DEFINITE ARTICLES: le, la, l’, les IN DEFINITE ARTICLES: un, une, des. French articles. the (m.sing.) the (f.sing.) the (m/f + voyelle) the (m/f pl.) a/an (m.sing.) a/an (f.sing.) some (m/f pl .). Vocabulaire les articles. le la l’ les un une des. DEFINITE. IN DEFINITE.

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French articles

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  1. DEFINITE ARTICLES: le, la, l’, les INDEFINITE ARTICLES: un, une, des French articles

  2. the (m.sing.) the (f.sing.) the (m/f + voyelle) the (m/f pl.) a/an (m.sing.) a/an (f.sing.) some (m/f pl.) Vocabulaireles articles • le • la • l’ • les • un • une • des DEFINITE INDEFINITE

  3. le, la, l’, les (definite articles) • What do these words mean? • These words ALL mean THE. • So how do you know which one to use?????

  4. When to use which one? • Well, first of all, if the noun is plural, there is only one definite article you can use: les • Example to say the teachersyou would say: • les professeurs. • (If a noun is plural, you don’t really need to know if it’s masculine or feminine in order to choose the correct article- because there is only ONE plural article to choose from: les)

  5. If your noun is singular (that means you’re talking about only one thing), then you have to choose from le, la, l’ . • Your choice of definite articledepends on the gender of the noun that follows (is the word masculine? orfeminine?) • In French, every noun has a gender—it is either masculine or feminine. • In order to choose between le or la, you have to know the gender of the noun.

  6. Use LA with feminine nouns • Since the noun table (table) is feminine if you want to say thetableyou would say: • latable. • Since carte (map) is feminine, how would you say the map? • lacarte • Magnifique!

  7. Use LE with masculine nouns • Since the noun crayon (pencil) is masculineif you want to say thepencilyou would say: • lecrayon. • Since stylo (pen) is masculine, how would you say the pen? • lestylo • Fantastique!

  8. So when do we use l’ ? • See if you can figure out the rule: • l’oignon (m) = the onion • l’agrafeuse (f) = the stapler • l’école (f) = the school • What do these FRENCH words have in common? That’s right!!! They all: • Start with a vowel • AND are singular.

  9. Use L’ with singularmasculine or feminine nouns that start with a VOWEL l’ is used to mean the in front of a masculine or femininenounstarting with a vowel. • Example: l’ordinateur

  10. Révision • 1. _____ livre (m) = the book • 2. _____ prix (m) = the price • 3. _____ coupe glacée (f) = the ice cream sundae • 4. _____boissons (f) = the drinks • 5. _____oignons (m) = the onions • 6. _____ ordinateur (m) = the computer le le la les les l’

  11. Vous êtes très intelligents! • So let’s move on to indefinite articles…

  12. un, une, des (indefinite articles) • un, une& des are indefinite articles. (They don’t refer to any specific item—any one will do.) • un/une = a (or an) • Des =some Examples • un livre = a book • une portion = a serving • des frites = some fries • un oignon =anonion • une pomme=anapple

  13. un, une, des • In front of a masculine singular noun use… un In front of a feminine singular noun use… une In front of a masculine orfeminineplural noun use… des

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