Determinants are small words that introduce a noun and specify whether it is definite (le, la, les – "the"), indefinite (un, une, des – "a, an, some"), or partitive (du, de la, de l’ – "some" for uncountable nouns). They help indicate whether we are talking about something specific or general.
| Français | English | Note |
|---|---|---|
| le | the (masc. sing.) | |
| la | the (fem. sing.) | |
| les | the (plural) | |
| un | a (masc. sing.) | |
| une | a (fem. sing.) | |
| des | some (plural) | |
| de | some (special cases) | - After negation, after quantities, before <adjective>, <noun> combos |
| du | some (masc. sing.) | |
| de la | some (fem. sing.) | |
| de l’ | some (before vowel) | Used for both masc. and fem. |