4.2.7
The
Le/la/les/l' - The
Le/la/les/l' - The
The words for 'the'are different depending on if the noun is masculine or feminine.


Articles
Articles
- le → masculine singular
- les → masculine plural
- l' → before vowels or some words beginning with 'h'
- la → feminine singular
- les → feminine plural


Examples
Examples
- le chien - the dog
- les chiens - the dogs
- l'hôpital - hospital


Other examples
Other examples
- l'avion - plane
- la pomme - the apple
- les pommes - the apples
1Family & Home
1.1Family
1.1.1My Name
1.1.2Age
1.1.3Talking About Yourself
1.1.4Hair
1.1.5Eyes
1.1.6Describing Myself (1/2)
1.1.7Describing Myself (2/2)
1.1.8Family Members
1.1.9Family Members: Examples
1.1.10Family Members: Eldest, Youngest
1.1.11Extended Family Members (1/2)
1.1.12Extended Family Members (2/2)
1.1.13Pets
1.1.14Other Pets
2Lifestyle
3Education & Future Plans
4Grammar
4.1Negatives
4.2Nouns
4.3Adjectives
4.4Verbs
4.5Adverbs
4.6Present Tense
4.7Future Tense
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1Family & Home
1.1Family
1.1.1My Name
1.1.2Age
1.1.3Talking About Yourself
1.1.4Hair
1.1.5Eyes
1.1.6Describing Myself (1/2)
1.1.7Describing Myself (2/2)
1.1.8Family Members
1.1.9Family Members: Examples
1.1.10Family Members: Eldest, Youngest
1.1.11Extended Family Members (1/2)
1.1.12Extended Family Members (2/2)
1.1.13Pets
1.1.14Other Pets
2Lifestyle
3Education & Future Plans
4Grammar
4.1Negatives
4.2Nouns
4.3Adjectives
4.4Verbs
4.5Adverbs
4.6Present Tense
4.7Future Tense
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