Français II: les notes #
Definite articles: le, la, les, l’ Use for general statements Use for a specific thing Use after “aimer” and “préférer”
Indefinite articles: un, une, des Use for one or several WHOLE items
Partitive articles: de la, du, de l’ Use for a portion or a certain amount of one item Use usually after voici, voilà, il y a, boire, manger, prendre, acheter, vendre, commander, avoir, vouloir
Exemples I like tuna. J’aime le thon. We are buying some peas. Nous achetons des petit pois. They are eating some cake. Ils mangent du gâteau. You (inf) do not drink tea. Tu ne bois pas de thé.