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The definite article (the) Le, La, Les, L’

The definite article (the) Le, La, Les, L’. Overview. Every noun in French is either masculine or feminine and singular or plural. Le, La, Les and L’ are definite articles that indicate gender (m/f)and number (s/pl). They all mean “the” in English . How do I know what to use?.

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The definite article (the) Le, La, Les, L’

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  1. The definite article (the)Le, La, Les, L’

  2. Overview • Every noun in French is either masculine or feminine and singular or plural. • Le, La, Les and L’ are definite articles that indicate gender (m/f)and number (s/pl). They all mean “the” in English.

  3. How do I know what to use? • You must ask yourself 3 questions in the following order to know what definite article to use in the French language. 1. Is the noun plural?If the noun ends in an “s” then it is plural and you use “Les.”(les vacances, les frites, les amis) 2. If the noun is not plural then you ask the 2nd question- Does the noun begin with a vowel? If yes, then you use (L’) as your marker. (l’école, l’anglais) 3. If the noun is not plural and does not begin with a vowel then you have to ask- Is the noun feminine or masculine? If is masculine, you use (Le) and if it is feminine, you use (La) (le cinéma, la plage)

  4. How do I know if a noun is masculine or feminine? • Unfortunately, you simply have to memorize the gender of the word when you learn a new noun. • For example do not study that the word for ice cream is glace. Study that the word is “la glace” so you will always know its gender.

  5. Pratiquons! See vortex • 1. vacances • 2. chocolat • 3. glace • 4. école • 5. escargot • 6. plage • 7. magasins • 8. ski • 9. cinéma • 10. vélos • 11. ami • 12. pizza

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