Articles, Quantities, Stress Pronouns (OOPS) Flashcards
Which article would you use to refer to “a whole chicken?”
un poulet
What set of articles are used to refer to whole amounts of things?
Un or une - called the INDEFINITE articles
Which article would you use to refer to “part of a chicken”
Du poulet.
How are partitive articles used?
To refer to a certain quantity or a certain amount of something. While the words some or any are often omitted in English, the articles du and de la must be used in French. The partitive articles are generally used after a verb which implies consumption
Does the article have to agree with the noun in any situation?
Yes
What are the definite articles? When are they used?
Le, la, l’, les are definite articles. They are used to describe a noun in a general sense (J’aime le gâteau - (as a rule) I like cake) or a specific thing (Voici le gâteau - here is the cake (I baked))
A box, can
une boîte
un morceau
a piece (think a morsel)
pack or package
un paquet
jar
un pot
un sac
bag
bottle
une bouteille
une tranche
a slice
What is the sentence structure for expressing quantity?
Expression of quantity + de + noun
enough
assez de
a lot, much, very much a lot, many
beaucoup de
trop de
too much too many
peu de
little, not much, few, not many
a little, a little bit of
un peu de
how much? how many?
combien de
Can you use any form of tout le to refer to food?
Yes! It will agree in gender and number with the food that it introduces, and generally means “all the” or “the whole”
un(e) autre
another
d’autres
other
several
plusieurs
some, a few
quelques
When we talk to or about others, or about ourselves we use _________.
When we talk to or about others, or about ourselves we use pronouns.
Which are the subject pronouns?
je (j’), tu, il, elle, nous, vous, ils, elles
When are stress pronouns used?
- in sentences with no verb (qui parle français? MOI! PAS TOI!)
- after c’est and ce n’est pas
(C’EST LUI. CE N’EST PAS MOI) - To reinforce the subject (EUX, ILS voyagent souvent)
- Before and after et and ou (Eux et moi, nous sommes amis)
- After prepositions such as:
*Pour (je travaille POUR LUI)
*Avec (Vous jouez au volley avec EUX)
*Chez - home, at home; to or at someone’s house (Tu ne vas pas CHEZ TOI. Tu vas CHEZ NOUS.
Stress pronoun for je
moi
Stress pronoun for tu
toi
Stress pronoun for il
lui
Stress pronoun for elle
elle
Stress pronoun for nous
nous
Stress pronoun for vous
vous
Stress pronoun for ils
eux
Stress pronoun for elles
elles
