Article - French Grammar + Pronunciation Glossary

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.

Types of Articles:

Défini: le - la - l' - les
Definite: the

Indéfini: un - une - des
Indefinite: a - an - one - some

Partitif: du - de la - de l' - des
Partitive: some

Also known as: Determiner

Related lessons: French articles - French determiners - French parts of speech

Related terms: noun - gender - number - agreement