French Grammar Drills I Flashcards
definite article for masculine nouns starting with a consonant
le
definite article for feminine nouns starting a consonant
la
definite article for masculine nouns starting with a vowel or silent h
l’
definite article for feminine nouns starting with a vowel or silent h
l’
definite article for masculine plural nouns
les
definite article for feminine plural nouns
les
gender of nouns ending in -e or -on
usually feminine
gender of nouns ending in -i or -u
usually masculine
gender of trees and vegetables
usually masculine
gender of fruits
usually feminine
gender of units of measurement (except the pound)
masculine
gender of nouns of English origin
usually masculine
gender of days, months, and seasons
masculine
use of definite article for general categories and abstractions (strawberries/patience)
included
use of definite article for name and adjective clusters (Old Paris/little Émilie)
included
use of definite article for titles and family names (professor/the Chabrols)
included
use of definite article for languages (French)
included
use of definite article for school subjects (psychology)
included
use of definite article for countries (Italy)
included
use of definite article for seasons (spring)
included
use of definite article for days (Sunday)
included
use of definite article for parts of the day (afternoon)
included
use of definite article when the titles monsieur, madame, and mademoiselle appear before a person’s name (Mr. Dupuis)
omitted
use of definite article when referring to a specific day (Pick me up on Sunday)
omitted
use of definite article after the preposition en (I go skiing in the winter)
omitted
contracted article for à (in,at,to) + masculine singular noun (to the office)
au
contracted article for à (in,at,to) + feminine singular noun (at the house)
à la