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Using the Definite Article Flashcards

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Prices are rising

A

Les prix montent

Def article is used with words that describe qualities, abstract ideas

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I’ve got flu

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J’ai la Grippe

Def article is used with words that describe qualities, abstract ideas

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I dont have time

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Je n’ai pas le temps

Def article is used with words that describe qualities, abstract ideas

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to be hungry

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avoir faim

There are set phrases that omit the definite article

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with pleasure

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avec plaisir

There are set phrases that omit the definite article

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without doubt

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sans doute

There are set phrases that omit the definite article

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I don’t like coffee

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Je n’aime pas le café

French requires a def article if talking about concrete nouns generally

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Computers are expensive

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Les ordinateurs coûtent chers

French requires a def article if talking about concrete nouns generally

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Teachers dont earn very much

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Les enseignants ne gagnent pas beaucoup

French requires a def article if talking about concrete nouns generally

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Turn your head to the left

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Tourne la tête vers la gauche

French uses definite articles with body parts

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He has broken his arm

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Il s’est cassé le bras

French uses definite articles with body parts

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Brittany

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La Bretagne

French uses the different article with country and region names

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Europe

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L’Europe

French uses the definite article with continent names

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France is very beautiful

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La France est très belle

French uses the definite article with country and region names

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I bought this poster in Japan

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J’ai acheté ce poster au Japon

French uses the definite article with country and region names

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I come from the United States

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Je viens des États-Unis

French uses the definite article with country and region names

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I’m going to Scotland next month

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Je pars en Écosse le mois prochain

If the name of the country is after en, the def article is omitted

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He works in Germany

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Il travaille en Allemagne

If the name of the country is after en, the def article is omitted

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Do you like maths?

A

Aimes-tu les mathématiques?

The definite article is used with the names of academic subjects

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My favourite sport is football

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Mon sport préféré est le football

The definite article is used with the names of sports

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I have been learning French for three years

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J’apprends le français depuis trois ans

The definite article is used with the names of languages

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She’s leaving on the 7th of May

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Elle part le 7 mai

The definite article is used with dates and days of the week

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I go to my grandmother’s on Sundays

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Je vais chez ma grand-mère le dimanche

The definite article is used with the names of the days of the week

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Six euros a kilo

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Six euros le kilo

The definite article is used in phrases about prices and rates

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Three euros each

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Trois euros la pièce

The definite article is used in phrases about prices and rates

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We were doing 100 kilometres an hour

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Nous faisions 100 kilomètres à l’heure

The definite article is used in phrases about prices and rates

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