Les articles indéfinis et définis au singulier Talking about one person or thing
Les normes: Communication 1.2 Comparisons 4.1 La question essentielle: What is the difference between nouns and adjectives in French and English?
French Nouns Have a gender – Masculine or Feminine Words that go with nouns indicate their gender Theses words are called ‘GENDER MARKERS’
‘Un’ et ‘Une’ Indefinite articles = ‘a’ (an) in English Used with non specific people/things: a girl, an exam Are gender markers: Un is used before masculine nouns Une is used before feminine nouns
Copiez la table: FémininMasculin Une fille Une soeur Une école Un garçon Un frère Un lycée
‘Le’, ‘La’ et ‘L’’ Definite articles = the in English Are gender markers Refers to a definite item: The girl Le is used before masculine nouns La is used before feminine nouns L’ is used before nouns beginning with a vowel or silent ‘h’
Copiez la table: FémininMasculin La fille La soeur La chaise Le garçon Le frère Le bureau
Before a vowel or silent ‘h’: L’élève L’ami L’amie L’hôtel
Gender spelling hint: About 80% of words that end in ‘E’ are feminine Une école Une chaise BUT – UN lycée –Un frère