1. DEFINITE ARTICLES (“THE”) LES ARTICLES DÉFINIS

2. DEFINITE ARTICLES (“THE”) In French, all nouns have _______________. Every noun is either _________________ or ___________________. The gender of nouns must be _______________ ! gender masculine feminine MEMORIZED

3. DEFINITE ARTICLES (“THE”) In French, nouns are introduced by ______________. The definite articles translate as __________ for both singular and plural nouns. The definite articles are different depending on the _____________ (m/f) and _______________ (s/pl) of the noun. articles the gendernumber

4. DEFINITE ARTICLES (“THE”) For nouns that are….The definite article is…. (masc, sing) ________ (fem, sing) ________ (plural) ________ Exemples: ______ stylo _______ calculatrice ______ copines ______ amie _______ homme ______ crayons le la les lelales l’ les Note that both le and la become ________ when followed by a noun beginning with a __________ or a ___________. l’ vowel silent “h”

5. DEFINITE ARTICLES (“THE”) For nouns that are….The definite article is…. (masc, sing) ________ (fem, sing) ________ (plural) ________ Exemples: ______ stylo _______ calculatrice ______ copines ______ amie _______ homme ______ crayons Note that both le and la become ________ when followed by a noun beginning with a __________ or a ___________.