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French Language Grammar and Pronunciation Glossary
L'Article - Article

Definition  An article is a word used in front of a noun to indicate the noun's application: whether it is specific or unspecific. French articles agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify.
 
Articles Défini
   le - la - l' - les
Definite
   the
 

Related terms

  * noun
  * gender
  * number
  * agreement

Grammar glossary

  Indéfini
   un - une - des
Indefinite
   a - an - one - some
  Partitif
   du - de la - de l' - des
Partitive
   some
Synonym
  
Determiner
Lessons
   
French articles - French determiners - French parts of speech

  

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