Bonjour! In this lesson we will study about definite articles in French. So what exactly definite article is?
A definite article indicates that its noun is a particular one (or ones) identifiable to the listener. It may be something that the speaker has already mentioned, or it may be something uniquely specified. The definite article in English, for both singular and plural nouns, is the.
Give me the book.
A definite article indicates that its noun is a particular one (or ones) identifiable to the listener. It may be something that the speaker has already mentioned, or it may be something uniquely specified. The definite article in English, for both singular and plural nouns, is the.
Example:
The students are intelligent.
Similarly in French the is definite article but it has different forms according to the subject.
1. Le
is used before a
masculine singular noun beginning with a consonant.
2. La is used before a feminine singular noun beginning with a consonant.
3. L' is used before a singular noun beginning with a vowel and a
silent “h”.
4. Les is used before all plural nouns.
Exemple:
Le livre ( The book). Here I have written le livre because book is masculine singular noun.
La table ( The table). Here I have written la table because table is singular noun feminine singular noun.
L'homme ( The men). Here I have written l'homme because man is beginning with a silent “h”.
Les filles ( The girls). Here I have written les filles because girls plural nouns.
Hope now the concept of definite articles is clear to all of you :)
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