Slide 1: French Determiners •Definite Determiners •Indefinite Determiners More free powerpoints at http://www.worldofteaching.com
Slide 2: Definite Determiners (Definite determiners are translated as “the.”) • le = use before a male noun that is singular (ex. le stylo) • la = use before a female noun that is singular (ex. la carte)
Slide 3: • l’ = use before a male or a female singular noun if it begins with a vowel or an h. (ex. l’affiche, l’hôtel) • les - use before a plural noun regardless of gender (ex. les stylos, les cartes)
Slide 4: More examples . . . • • • • • • le crayon (the pencil) la gomme (the eraser) les crayons (the pencils) les gommes (the erasers) l’examen (the test) les examens (the tests)
Slide 5: Let’s review . . . • le (l’) = • la (l’) = • les = • male “the” • female “the” • plural “the”
Slide 6: Indefinite Determiners • un = use before a male noun that is singular (ex. un parc) • une = use before a female noun that is singular (ex. une maison) (Indefinite determiners translate as “a” / ‘an” / “some”.)
Slide 7: • des = use before a plural noun regardless of gender (ex. des parcs, des maisons)
Slide 8: More examples . . . • • • • un bureau (a desk) une affiche (a poster) des bureaux (some desks) des affiches (some posters)
Slide 9: Let’s review . . . • un = • male “a” • une = • female “a” • des = • plural “some”
Slide 10: Have you got it? •Definite Determiners = le/la/l’/les = the •Indefinite Determiners = un/une/des = a/an/some
Slide 11: Time to practice . . .
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