Articles
In this post, you will learn about French articles and why they are important in everyday communication. Articles are small words placed before nouns that help indicate gender, number, and whether something is specific or general.
Articles – Overview & Exercises:
1. What is an article?
2. How to Use the French Articles
3. Articles indéfinis
4. Articles définis
5. Articles partitifs
6. Activity 1: Flashcard Practice
7. Quiz
1. What is an article?
Articles grammar are special modifiers that appear before nouns or noun phrases. There are only two articles in the English language (definite, and indefinite) , whereas French has 3 different ones (definite, indefinite, and partitive). Here you will learn two of the most important ones (The and a/an).
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2. How to Use the French Articles
Learn and practice French Articles, the indefinite article, (un, une, des) and the definite article (le, la, les).
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3. Articles indéfinis
The indefinite article, un/une, is used exactly like the English indefinite article- a/an. It is used when referring to a single instance that is a part of a group that consists of many entities. The plural indefinite article, des, is used when referring to more than a single entity.
| a/an | Masculin | Féminin |
| Singulier | un | une |
| Pluriel | des | des |
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4. Articles définis
The definite article, le, la, les, are basically equivalent to English the. Anytime the is used in English, a definite article will surely be used in French. In some cases, however, French will use a definite article when English uses no article at all.
| the | Masculin | Féminin |
| Singulier | le (l’) | la (l’) |
| Pluriel | les | les |
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5. Articles partitifs
The partitive articles in French correspond to “some” or “any” in English. There are four forms of the French partitive article:
| Some | Masculin | Féminin |
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| Singulier | Du
de l’ (in front of a vowel or h muet) |
de la
de l’ (in front of a vowel or h muet) |
| Pluriel | des | des |
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6. Here are some – Article – Flashcard:
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7. QUIZ: Articles
Masculine and Feminine Click here to complete the test
Basic Grammar for level 1 – List
1. The alphabet: L’alphabet
2. French Silent Letters: Lettres muettes françaises
3. French Letter Combinations: Combinaisons de lettres (Practice)
4. Articles: Articles
5. Masculine or feminine nouns: Noms masculins ou féminins
6. The interrogative form: la forme interrogative
a) Question words : Les mots interrogatifs
7. Prepositions(go, come – present) (Practice)
a) The preposition “à”
b) The preposition “de”
c) “Pour” Explained: For vs. To
8. French expressions:
a) Two words
b) Three words
9. Accents: Accents
10. Liaison: Liaison
11. Possessive adjectives: Adjectifs possessifs (Practice)
12. The negative form: La forme négative
a) Negative words in French: Les mots négatifs en français
13. C’est – Il est – elle est: It is – He is – she is
14. Quiz Game Level 1: Quiz
Basic Conjugation for L1
1. Personal Pronouns: Personal Pronouns
a) Subject pronouns: Pronoms sujets
b) You or you: Tu or vous
c) (Practice)
2.Infinitive and conjugated verbs
3. The verb to be: Le verbe être
4. The verb to have: Le verbe avoir
5. The verb to go: Le verbe aller
6. The verb to do: Le verbe faire
7. To be, To have, To go, To do
8. ER Verbs : (Phonetic pronunciation)
9. IR Verbs: (Phonetic pronunciation)
10. RE Verbs: (Phonetic pronunciation)
11. Sentences with ER verbs
12. Sentences with IR verbs
13. Sentences with RE verbs
14. Most Common French Verbs
15. REGULAR Verbs:
a) (Verbes)
b) (Sentences)
c) (Practice)
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