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Les articles définis et les articles Indéfinis. A Les articles definis In French, articles agree with the nouns they introduce. They are MASCULINE or.

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1 Les articles définis et les articles Indéfinis

2 A Les articles definis In French, articles agree with the nouns they introduce. They are MASCULINE or FEMININE, SINGULAR or PLURAL. Definite Articles (the) Continued... MASCULINE FEMININE le (l’)le garçon, l’ami SINGULAR la (l’)la fille, l’amie MASCULINE FEMININE lesles garçons, les amis PLURAL lesles filles, les amies

3 A Les articles Elision and Liaison Before a vowel sound, le and la become l’ and ne becomes n’. This is called ELISION. L’appareil-photo n’est pas sur la table. Before a vowel sound, the final s of les is pronounced ‘Z’. This is called LIAISON. Où sont lesaffiches? Continued...

4 A Les articles indefinis Indefinite Articles (a, an; some + noun) MASCULINE FEMININE unun sac, un ordinateur SINGULAR uneune table, une affiche. MASCULINE FEMININE desdes sacs, des ordinateurs PLURAL desdes tables, des affiches Continued...

5 Des often corresponds to the English some. Although the word some may be omitted in English, the article des must be used in French. Ex:J’ai des cousins à Québec. I have (some) cousins in Quebec. After a NEGATIVE verb (other than être), un, une, and des become de (d’). Ex:Philippe a un vélo. Alice n’a pas de vélo. Alice doesn’t have a bike. J’ai des amis à Paris. Je n’ai pas d’amis I don’t have any à Rome. friends in Rome.


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