1A Nouns & Articles Flashcards
un_____ ———>
INDEFINITE Masculine SINGULAR ….. (a/an/one)
example:
*un livre
(a/one) book
une_____———>
INDEFINITE Feminine SINGULAR ….. (a/an/one)
example:
*une université
(a/one) university
des_____———>
INDEFINITE Masculine or Feminine PLURAL ….. (some)
example:
- des instruments
(some) instruments
le_____———>
DEFINITE Masculine SINGULAR ….. (the)
*use if starts w/ consonant or a pronounced H
example:
- le café
(the) café
DEFINITE articles are used depending on:
Gender, number, and first letter
la_____———>
DEFINITE Feminine SINGULAR …..(the)
*use if starts w/ consonant or a pronounced H
example:
*la bibliothèque
(the library)
les_____———>
DEFINITE Masculine or Feminine PLURAL …..(the)
example:
- les bibliothèques
(the) libraries
l’_____———>
DEFINITE Masculine or Feminine SINGULAR …..(the)
*use if noun starts with a VOWEL or muted H
example:
- l’acteur
(the) actor
INDEFINITE articles are used to:
- Refer to an unspecified person or thing
* Refer to just one of something
You can usually form the PLURAL of a noun by:
Adding “-S”
Words ending in “-EAU” in the SINGULAR, add_____ to the end to form PLURAL:
“-X”
example:
* le bureau —-> les bureaux
For most SINGULAR nouns ending in “-AL”, drop the “-AL” and add_____ to form PLURAL:
“-AUX”
example:
*l’animal —-> les animaux
In a group of males and females, use the _________ ______ noun to refer to it:
Masculine PLURAL
example:
*les amis
the (male and female) friends
*les étudiants
the (male and female) students
To identify PEOPLE and OBJECTS use:
C’est - it’s
Ce sont - they are/ they’re
example:
*C’est une librairie
(It’s a bookstore)
*Ce sont des bureaux
(They’re offices)
