8.1.1

The, A

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Le, Un - The, A

The words for 'the' and 'a' are different depending on if the noun is masculine or feminine.

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The

  • Le → masculine singular.
  • Les → masculine plural.
  • L' → before vowels or some words begining with 'h'.
  • La → feminine singular.
  • Les → feminine plural.
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The

  • Le chien 🐕 - the dog.
  • Les chiens 🐕 - the dogs.
  • L'hôpital - hospital.
  • L'avion ✈️ - plane.
  • La pomme 🍎 - the apple.
  • Les pommes 🍎 - the apples.
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A

  • Un → masculine singular.
  • Une → feminine singular.
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A

  • Un chien 🐕 - a dog.
  • Une pomme 🍎 - an apple.
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De - some

  • 'De' is a preposition. When it is used with 'le, la etc' it changes.
  • It is used to mean 'some'.
  • But in negative sentences and after most quantities 'de' does not change.
  • De + le → Du - masculine singular.
  • De + la → De la - feminine singular.
  • De + l' → De l' - before a vowel or some 'h'.
  • De + les → Des - masculine, feminine plural
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Some

  • Je mange de + le → du chocolat 🍫.
    • I eat some chocolate.
  • Je mange de la pizza.
    • I eat pizza.
  • Je mange de + les → des pâtes 🍝.
    • I eat pasta.
  • Le marché de l'emploi.
    • The job market
  • J'ai beaucoup de pommes de terre 🥔.
    • I have a lot of potatoes.
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À and de

  • The prepostion 'à', like 'de', changes form depending on the gender and person of the noun.
  • À + le → Au - masculine singular.
  • À + la → À la - feminine singular.
  • À + l' → À l' - before a vowel or some 'h'.
  • À + les → Aux - masculine, feminine plural
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À and de

  • Je reste à + le → au lit 🛏️.
    • I stay in bed.
  • Je viens de + le → du Brésil 🇧🇷.
    • I come from Brazil.
  • Je vais à + les → aux États-Unis 🇺🇸.
    • I'm going to the United States.

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1Phonics/Alphabet/Spellings

1.1Alphabet & Accents

2Family & Home

3Lifestyle

4Education & Future Plans

5Leisure, Free Time & Media

6Wider World

7Grammar

7.1Present Tense

7.2Perfect Tense

7.3Imperfect Tense

7.4Future Tense

7.5Conditional Tense

7.6Passive

7.7Imperative

8Other Grammar

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