Indefinite Articles

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  1. Singular Indefinite Articles
  2. Plural Indefinite Article
  3. Indefinite Article and Negation

French is using different indefinite articles to talk about something indefinite or when a thing/person is unknown.

Native

Translation

Je crois avoir vu un train.

I think I saw a train.

Singular Indefinite Articles

Rule 1: In singular, the French use the article un for a masculine noun and une for a feminine noun.

Native

Translation

Un train

A train

Une pomme

An apple

Plural Indefinite Article

Rule 2: Des is used for nouns in the plural form no matter the gender.

Native

Translation

Des enfants

Kids

Indefinite Article and Negation

Rule 3: In a negative sentence, the indefinite articles un, une, des become ne … pas de.

Native

Translation

Il a un chat, il n’a pas de chat.

He has a cat, he has no cat.

Rule 4: If de is in front of a vowel or silent "h" it becomes d'.

Native

Translation

Il n'y a pas d'oiseaux ici.

There are no birds here.

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