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Introduction

In French, articles are words that precede nouns to indicate their gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural). There are two main types of articles: definite articles and indefinite articles.

Definite Articles

Definite articles are used to talk about something specific or already mentioned.

• le: masculine singular (e.g., le livre - the book)
• la: feminine singular (e.g., la table - the table)
• l': masculine or feminine singular before a vowel or silent h (e.g., l'arbre - the tree, l'heure - the hour)
• les: plural for both masculine and feminine (e.g., les chats - the cats, les fleurs - the flowers)

Indefinite Articles

Indefinite articles are used to talk about something general or mentioned for the first time.

• un: masculine singular (e.g., un livre - a book)
• une: feminine singular (e.g., une table - a table)
• des: plural for both masculine and feminine (e.g., des chats - some cats, des fleurs - some flowers)

Examples

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