LE CHOIX DES ARTICLES Français II Leçon 11
THE DEFINITE ARTICLE Definite articles = the – Le – masculinel’- before a vowel – La – feminineles – plural USES – To describe a noun in a general sense – To describe a specific thing – With the verbs: Aimer Préférer detester
THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE Indefinite article = a/an – Un – masculine – Une – feminine – Des - plural Uses – To describe one (or several) whole items – When eating/ordering/buying a whole food item
THE PARTITIVE ARTICLE Partitive articles = some – Du-masculinede l’ – vowel – De la – femininedes –plural USES – To describe some, a portion or a certain amount of something – Usually after the following verbs and expressions Voicivoilail y a boiremangerprendre Acheter vendrecommander Avoirvouloir – Items other than food when wanting to describe a quantity
EXAMPLES J’aime le gâteau – Je n’aime pas le gâteau Voici un gâteau – Je commande une glace. Voici du gâteau – Je mange de la glace – Nous ne mangeons pas de glace