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”
