4.2.1

Nouns: A & The

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Nouns

A noun is a person, place or thing. In French, there are two groups: masculine and feminine. All nouns in French will belong to one of the groups.

Saying 'a'

Saying 'a'

  • There are different words for ‘a’ depending on which group a noun is in.
  • Masculine nouns use 'un' for the word 'a'.
    • un jour → a day
  • Feminine nouns use 'une'.
    • une nuit → a night
Saying 'the'

Saying 'the'

  • There are different words for ‘the’ depending on which group a noun is in.
  • Masculine nouns use le.
    • le jour → the day
  • Feminine nouns use la.
    • la nuit → the night
Using l'

Using l'

  • Nouns which begin with a vowel or a silent 'h' use l’ for masculine and feminine.
    • le + an → l'an (masculine) = the year
    • la + heure → l'heure (feminine) = the hour
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Family & Home

1.1

Family

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1.2

Numbers

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2.1

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Grammar

4.1

Negatives

4.1.1Using Not
4.2

Nouns

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Adjectives

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Verbs

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4.5

Adverbs

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4.6

Present Tense

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4.7

Future Tense

4.7.1Future Tense
4.8

Conjunctions

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Using Not

Proper Nouns