8) gender and articles Flashcards
the indefinite articles in french (a, an, some)
un
une
des
a cat
un chat
a fork
une fourchette
some tomatoes
des tomates
the definite articles in french (the)
le
la
l’
les
the cheese
le fromage
the hen
la poule
the man
l’homme
the hospitals
les hopitaux
to talk about multiple nouns you have to repeat the definite article before every noun:
buy the blue book and the black shoes
acheter le livre bleu et les chaussures noires
the partitive articles - refers to only a part of the object. used whenever the exact amount of an item cannot be determined. in english?
any, some (cannot be omitted in french)
male singular nouns
du
i have (some) paper
j’ai du papier
female singular nouns
de la
do you have (any) lemonade?
avez-vous de la limonade?