Learn the basics of French definite and indefinite articles, including their forms for masculine, feminine, and plural nouns. Understand when to use articles like le, la, les, l', un, une, and des with practical examples to help you grasp gender and number agreement in French.
- The definite articles "le, la, les" are used to talk about a general concept or a specific thing.
- The indefinite articles "un, une, des" are used to refer to unspecified things or a quantity.
Article défini | Article indéfini | |
---|---|---|
Masculin (Masculine) | Le | Un |
Féminin (Feminine) | La | Une |
Pluriel (Plural) | Les | Des |
Exceptions!
- Use l' before a word that starts with a vowel or a silent h.
Exercise 1: Les articles définis et indéfinis
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
les, le, des, la, une, un, l'
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Je suis ___ Français et j'habite en France.
(I am ___ Frenchman and I live in France.)2. ___ Allemagne est un pays en Europe.
(___ Germany is a country in Europe.)3. D'où viens-tu ? Je suis ___ Allemand.
(Where do you come from? I am ___ German.)4. ___ France a Paris comme capitale.
(___ France has Paris as its capital.)5. Ils vivent dans ___ maison à Londres, en Angleterre.
(They live in ___ house in London, England.)6. Je voudrais vivre en ___ car je suis italien.
(I would like to live in ___ because I am Italian.)