french: articles rules

articles défini

le, la, lae, l’, les

articles indéfini

un, une, un.e, des

articles partitif

du, de la, de lae, de l’, des

à + le

au

à + les

aux

de + le

du

de + les

des

if “le” is a pronoun

do not combine

articles défini in english

the

l’article indéfini in english

“a” or “some”

articles défini refer to

something specific or something in a general sense

special applications of articles défini

preference, body parts, titles, tout, '“per”, recurring events

after verbs expressing preference/opinion

défini

body parts

défini

titles/occupations

défini

after forms of “tout”

défini

“per”

défini

events happening in a recurring, regular timeframe

défini

before the time indicator, one time events

no article

articles indéfini refer to

a noun in an indefinite way

articles partitif refer to

an unknown part of a whole and abstract nouns

replacements to de

after a quantity, after a plural adjective, after a negation, besoin de/envie de, decorating adjectives, quelque chose/rien/quelqu’un/personne

exceptions to expression of quantity replacement

la plupart des, bien des, la majorité des

plural adjectives that come before the noun

BANGS

plural adjectives that come after the noun

anything but BANGS

BANGS expanded

beauty, age, number, goodness, size

exception to after a negation

ne… que

ne… que in english

“nothing but” or “only”

specific nouns after besoin de/envie de

de + article defini

all decorating adjectives

plein, couvert, garni, orné, décoré, muni

plein in english

full

garni in english

stocked/garnished

orné in english

adorned

muni in english

equipped

after quelque chose + de, the adjective is in what form

masculine singular

omissions rules

after sans, after avec, with ne…ni…ni…

exception for after avec

physical, tangible objects

exception to ne… ni… ni…

articles défini