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Definite and Indefinite Articles

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The Definite Article

All French nouns have a gender: they are either masculine or feminine. The definite article
has four forms – le, la, l’, les – all of which mean “the”.

Le is used in front of masculine singular nouns:

Le lit – the bed


Le français – the French language

La is used in front of feminine singular nouns:

La chambre – the bedroom


La place – the square

L’ is used in front of masculine or feminine nouns starting with a vowel / silent h

L’anglais – the English language


L’Angleterre – England

Les is used in front of a masculine or feminine noun in the plural form:

Les chambres – the bedrooms

Les lits – the beds

The Indefinite Article

The indefinite article has three forms: un, une and des.

Un and une both mean ‘a’ or ‘an’.


Des means ‘some’.

Un is used before masculine singular nouns.

Un lit – a bed
Un cahier – an exercise book

Une is used before feminine singular nouns.

Une chambre – a bedroom


Une place – a square

Des is used before a plural noun (masculine or feminine).

Des lits – some beds


Des cahiers – some exercise books
Des chambres – some bedrooms

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