The Article Flashcards
The expression “night and day”
Le jour Et la nuit
Ou
Jour Et nuit
Dates
Le lundi 30 avril
Le 30 avril 1989
Seasons
Articles used with names of seasons except when preceded by en
Remember
Au Printemps
En été, en automne, en hiver
Language
Used with Names of languages EXCEPT
When preceded by en or follows Parler
Nouns in apposition
Normally used with nouns in apposition to state a well known fact, less known things omit the article
Pasteur, le grand savant français, mourut en 1895
Pierre Dupont, étudiant en médecine, habite à Paris
Days of the week
Used without the article when they refer to an occurrence that takes place once in a given day
Definite article used when the occurrence takes place regularly every week on a given day
Lundi nous aurons un examen
Monday we’ll have a test
Nous avons tourjours un examen le lundi
We always have a test on Mondays
Exceptions of the article not following en
En l’honneur
En l’air
En l’absence de
When is the article used with first names?
Only if the first name is modified, otherwise there is no article
Marie est partie heir avec son frère Henri et le petit Claude
Do you use the article when speaking of a person and their profession?
When speaking of a person, the definite article is used before titles indicating a profession
Hier, j’ai vu le docteur Lemaître
Do you used an article when addressing a doctor?
No
docteur, je ne me sens pas bien
What are the rules concerning the military?
When a soldier or officer talk to an officer of a higher rank, use the possessive adjective before the title
Oui, mon colonel
What about when addressing teachers?
Monsieur le Président
Monsieur le professeur
Countries and continents
Article normally used before names of countries and continents
NOT used after en (in or to with f countries)
NOT used after de (from, precedes f country)
Je suis allé en Angleterre
La France est un grand pays
Il vient de Grèce
Names of cities
Not usually used with names of cities
EXCEPTIONS
La Haye, La Nouvelle-Orléans,
Le Havre, La Rochelle
Names of streets and avenues
Normal used before names of streets and avenues
Dans la rue Dans l'avenue Sur l'avenue Sur la place Sur le boulevard
