French Articles: List, Grammar, Examples, Exercises
French articles are small words placed in front of a noun (person, animal or object). There are two types of articles in French: definite (le, la, les), which are used to refer to something in particular; indefinite (un, une, des), which are used to refer to something in a non-specific way.
The articles agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify. This means articles are used according to the gender and number of the people, objects, or animals they refer to. Learning the gender of each noun is, of course, an essential part of this process.
Definite article in French: Le, las, les
French definite articles (L’article défini) are le, la, les and all mean “the”.
| French | English | Use |
| Le | The | Singular and masculine. |
| La | Singular and feminine. | |
| Les | Plural, both masculine and feminine. |
Examples
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Contraction of le (L’)
When le and la accompany a noun that begins with a vowel or h, they adopt the form L ’.
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French Indefinite article: Un, un, des
Indefinite articles (Article Indéfini) are un, une, des,(A, an and some).
| French | English | Use |
| Un | A, an | Singular and masculine |
| Une | A, an | Singular and feminine |
| Des | Some | Plural, both masculine and feminine. |
Examples
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