Articles (the, a/an, some) Flashcards
Definite articles
Le
La
L’
Les
(The) The whole of something vs part The general or abstract of something Languages Parts of body When talking about someone with a title/rank Dates Days of the week in plural When talking about a country
Indefinite articles
Un (a/an)
Une
Des (some) *always used in french, where it is sometimes implicit in english
Partitive articles
Du (de + le)
De la
De l’
Des
Some / Any
= part of a whole. Some vague amount of something.
Does not exist in english.
Rules of Articles
- used only WITH a noun
* must agree with GENDER and NUMBER (singular/plural)
What are the different sub categories of articles?
- Definite Articles
- Indefinite Articles
- Partitive Articles
Negative sentence with indefinite article
Ne (verb) pas de (noun)
*no definite article
I have some questions
J’ai des questions
I don’t have any questions
Je n’ai pas de questions
Do you want juice, or water?
Veux-tu du jus ou de l’eau?
*the partitive does not exist in english, but in French it is repeated before each noun.
She doesn’t have any luck
Elle n’a pas de chance
There isn’t a problem
Il n’y a pas de problème
She has a lot of pets
I can do without chocolate
Elle a beaucoup de animaux de compagnie
Je peux me passer de chocolat
*use “de” with no article following an adverb and/or phrase with de in it.
Love is devine
L’amour est divin
I like white wine
J’aime le vin blanc
I like french
I speak french
Where is my french book
Write to me in french
J’aime le français
Je parle français
Où est mon livre de français
Écris-moi en français
*definite article before languages,
*except:
After the verb parler
After the prepositions “en” or “de”
I wash my hair
Je me lave les cheveux
*use definite article with parts of the body
Doctor Caron is ready
Le docteur Caron est prêt
Hello, Doctor Caron
Bonjour, Doctor Caron
*don’t need def. article if addressing directly
The Ricards live in Paris
Les Ricard habitent Paris
I don’t work Fridays
Je ne travaille pas le vendredi
It’s May 5th
C’est le cinq mai
France is beautiful
La France est belle
We are going to France
Nous allons en France
*no def. article after “en”
Preposition in/to/at + article
À + le
À + la
À + l’
À + les
Au
À la
À l’
Aux
