📌 Definite articles refer to something known or specific, whereas indefinite articles refer to something mentioned for the first time, non-specific, or general.
Known or specific: definite; first mention or non-specific: indefinite.
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Le, La, L’, Les: LLLL.
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1. What does a French article indicate about the noun that follows it?
2. Which article type would normally introduce a non-specific noun mentioned for the first time?
3. Which definite article correctly completes the phrase for a masculine singular noun beginning with a consonant sound: “___ chien”?
What is an article in French grammar?
A short word placed before a noun indicating its gender and number.
What do definite articles refer to in French?
Something known or specific.
What do indefinite articles refer to in French?
Something mentioned for the first time, non-specific, or general.
What is the definite article for masculine singular nouns in French?
Le
Which definite article is used before a vowel or mute h in French?
L’
What definite article is used for plural nouns of either gender in French?
Les
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