Where do articles go in a sentence?
Before the noun
Definite article masculine
Le (l’)
Definite article feminine
La (l’)
Definite article plural
Les
Indefinite article masculine
Un
Indefinite article feminine
Une
Indefinite article plural
Des
Definite article ‘contractés’
Articles combined with prepositions ‘à’ and ‘des’
Definite article ‘contractés’ masculine
Au/du
Definite article ‘contractés’ feminine
À la/de la
Definite article ‘contractés’ plural
Aux/des
Partitive article masculine
Du (de l’)
Partitive article feminine
De la (de l’)
Partitive article plural
Des
Indefinite articles
Unspecified thing/mentioned for first time
Definite articles
Specified thing/already mentioned
Partitive articles
Uncountable nouns/sports and instruments
How to tell difference between ‘des’ indefinite and definite ‘contractés’
If can replace ‘des’ with ‘un/une’ = indefinite
How to tell difference between ‘du’ partitive and definite ‘contractés’
If can replace ‘du’ with ‘un peu de’ = partitive
Article
l’article
Three articles
Indéfinis/Définis/Partitifs
à + le
au
à + les
aux
de + le
du
de + les
des
English equivalent of definite le/la/les
The
English equivalent of indefinite un/une/des
A/an
English equivalent of partitive de/de la/des
Some/any
How much of the class do definite articles refer to?
The whole class
How much of the class do partitive articles refer to?
Part of the class
When may articles be omitted?
In lists
Titles with no article
When there is a number in the title, e.g. Elizabeth the second
Geographical names with article
Continents, countries, rivers
Geographical names with no articles
Towns/cities, some countries
Repeated events/time
With article
Single specific occurrence
Without article