Indefinite Articles Flashcards

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a king

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un roi

un is used in front of masculine singular nouns.

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a dog

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un chien

un is used in front of masculine singular nouns.

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a garden

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un jardin

un is used in front of masculine singular nouns.

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a queen

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une reine

une is used in front of feminine singular nouns.

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a mouse

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une souris

une is used in front of feminine singular nouns.

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a door

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une porte

une is used in front of feminine singular nouns.

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some dogs

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des chiens

des is used in front of plural nouns

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some mice

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des souris

des is used in front of plural nouns.

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some friends

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des amis

des is used in front of plural nouns.

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I don’t have a bike.

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Je n’ai pas de vélo

In -ve expressions, un, une, des change to de

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We don’t have any cousins.

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Nous n’avons pas de cousins

In -ve expressions, un, une, des change to de

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I don’t have a computer.

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Je n’ai pas d’ordinateur

de changes to d’ in front of a word starting with a vowel

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There isn’t a clock in the room.

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Il n’y a pas d’horloge dans la pièce.

de changes to d’ in front of most words starting with an h

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I got some lovely presents

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J’ai reçu de jolis cadeaux

When an adjective comes before a plural nouns, des changes to de

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This area has some very pretty villages.

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Cette région possède de très jolis villages.

When an adjective comes before a plural nouns, des changes to de

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I’ve got a dog, two cats and some mice.

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J’ai un chien, deux chats et des souris.

Des can be translated into English using some.

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Would you like some crisps?

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Veux-tu des chips ?

Des can be translated into English using “some”.

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Have you got any brothers?

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As-tu des frères?

Des can be translated into English using “any”

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There aren’t any eggs.

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Il n’y a pas d’œufs

Des can be translated into English using “any” in negative sentences

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Do you have stamps?

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Avez-vous des timbres ?

Des can sometimes be omitted when translating -ve to English

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What a shame!

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Quelle honte!

With the adjective quel, des is not used.

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What a surprise!

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Quelle surprise!

With the adjective quel, des is not used.

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What a good idea!

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Quelle bonne idée!

With the adjective quel, des is not used.

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He’s a teacher.

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Il est enseignant.

Articles are not used when you say what jobs people do.

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My mother’s a nurse.

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Ma mère est infirmière.

Articles are not used when you say what jobs people do.

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She’s a doctor.

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C’est un médecin.

Articles are used when you use c’est to say what jobs people do.