1. Nouns –’the’ and plurals

2. French nouns - singular
All nouns in French have a gender. When there is only one thing (singular) the word for ‘the’ needs to match the gender:
Le is used with masculine words.
La is used with feminine words.
When the noun starts with a vowel ‘le’ or ‘la’ becomes l’.

3. French nouns - plural
When there is more than one thing (plural) the word for ‘the’ becomes les for all words – whether they are masculine or feminine.
You simply need to add an –s to the noun to make the word plural:
la fille les filles
le garçon les garçons
Words that end in –u add an –x instead of an –s in the plural form:
le gâteau les gâteaux