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Les articles définis et indéfinis



Article défini
In french language, the names of things as well as the names of persons are either masculine or feminine. There are no neuter nouns in French.
  1. The is Le before a masculine singular noun beginning with a consonant
  2. The is La before a feminine singular noun beginning with a consonant
  3. Both le and la are shortened to l' before a singular noun beginning with a vowel
  4. No article is used before proper nouns of persons
             Example: Voici le livre.
                             Voilà la chaise
                             Voilà l'image

Article indéfini
Se placent devant un nom qui n’est pas identifiable.
It is placed before a name that is not identifiable.
  •        Un: a, an is used before a masculine noun
  •       Une: a, an is used before a feminine noun
  •      Des: some is used for plural form.

                 Example :  Voici un agenda
                                   Voici une fille

                                   Voilà des clés      


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