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12 Cards in this Set
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qui est un article?
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An article is a small word used to introduce a noun:
a lecture theatre |
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l’article indéfini (indefinite articles)
- un |
Indefinite articles (“a”, “an” and “some” in English) are used to identify a person or thing. In French:
un = “a” or “an” in front of a singular masculine noun: un étudiant = a (male) student un livre = a book |
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l’article indéfini (indefinite articles)
- une |
une = “a” or “an” in front of a singular feminine noun:
une étudiante = a (female) student une porte = a door |
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l’article indéfini (indefinite articles)
- des |
des = “some” in front of a plural noun (masculine, feminine or mixed):
des étudiants = some students (male or mixed) des amphitheatres (m) = some lecture theatres des étudiantes = some students (female) des fenêtres (f) = some windows |
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Can 'des' be dropped in a sentence
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The article “some” can often be dropped in English where “des” must be retained in French:
Il y a des fenêtres dans l’amphithéâtre = There are (some) windows in the lecture theatre |
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l’article défini (definite articles)
-le |
Definite articles (“the” in English) are used to specify a person or thing. In French:
le = “the” in front of a singular masculine noun starting with a consonant: le garçon = the boy le cours (de français) = the (French) class |
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l’article défini (definite articles)
-l' -la |
la = “the” in front of a singular feminine noun starting with a consonant:
la fille = the girl la salle = the room l’ = “the” in front of a singular masculine or feminine noun starting with a vowel l’étudiant = the (male) student l’étudiante = the (female) student l’université (f) |
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l’article défini (definite articles)
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les = “the” in front of a plural masculine, feminine or mixed noun:
les étudiants = the students (male or mixed) les étudiantes = the students (female) les examens (m) = the exams les vacances (f) = the holiday |
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Defintive articles and abstruct/generic nouns
In French, unlike in English, definite articles are also used to introduce.......... |
In French, unlike in English, definite articles are also used to introduce a generic or abstract noun:
La France est un beau pays = France is a beautiful country J’étudie le français = I’m studying French |
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L’article contracté
à + definite article à + le = à + la = à + l’ = à + les = |
L’article contracté
à + definite article à + le = au je vais au cinéma (I go to the cinema) à + la = à la je vais à la bibliothèque à + l’ = à l’ je vais à l’hôtel à + les = aux je vais aux toilettes |
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L’article contracté
de + definite article de + le = de + la = de + l’ = de + les = |
de + definite article
de + le = du je sors du cinéma (I come out of the cinema) de + la = de la je sors de la bibliothèque de + l’ = de l’ je sors de l’hôtel de + les = des je sors des toilettes |
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De is also used to express.........
The rules governing de + definite article also apply..... left the cinema next to the library near the university Facing toilet |
De is also used to express possession:
le livre du (= de + le) professeur The rules governing de + definite article also apply to prepositional phrases ending in de: à gauche du cinéma à côté de la bibliothèque près de l’université en face des toilettes |
