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WHEN do we use the French articles LE, LA, and LES and WHAT do they mean ?
le / la / les = the
le = masculine SINGULAR word
la = feminine SINGULAR word
les = PLURAL words
What happens to "NE" before words that begin with a vowel and H ?
ne...pas = not
NE becomes N'
need / to have a need of ?
avoir besoin de
What does the verb être mean ?
être = to be
What does "C'est" mean and do we use "C'est" with SINGULAR nouns or PLURAL nouns ?
C'est = It is
We use "C'est" with singular nouns:
C'est un crayon. = It is a pencil
The articles UN / UNE / DES becomes..............with negative sentences (ne...pas) except for with the verb être = to be?
The articles UN / UNE / DES becomes DE with negative sentences (ne...pas) except for with the verb être = to be.
He doesn't have a folder.
Il n'a pas de dossier.
Alex needs a locker.
What does the verb avoir mean ?
avoir = to have
What does "Ce sont" mean and do we use "Ce sont" with SINGULAR nouns or PLURAL nouns ?
Ce sont = They are / Those are
We use "Ce sont" with PLURAL nouns.
Ce sont des crayons.
What happens to the articles LE / LA before words that begin with a vowel and h ?
le / la becomes l'
le / la DO NOT change with negative sentences (ne...pas)
They don't have headsets.
Ils n'ont pas d'écouteurs.
The teachers need paper.
What does the verb être mean and conjugate être ?
Je....? / Tu....? / Il....? etc
être = to be
Je suis / Tu es / Il-elle-on est / Nous sommes / Vous êtes / Ils-elles sont
Il y a des trousses ?
The sentence has 2 meanings in English, which ?
Il y a des trousses. =
There are pencil cases.
There are some pencil cases.
The French plural article "des" are used in two instances - when ?
1. We use "des" for "some".
2. We use "des" even when there is no article in English:
Il y a des cahiers. = There are notebooks. / There are some notebooks.
I don't have books.
Je n'ai pas de livres.
The girls need a pencil case.
Les filles ont besoin d'une trousse.
What does the verb avoir mean and conjugate avoir ?
Je....? / Tu....? / Il....? etc
avoir = to have
J'ai / Tu as / Il-elle-on a / Nous avons / Vous avez / Ils-elles ont
Robert needs a locker.
Robert a besoin d'un casier.
Those are headsets. / They are headsets.
Ce sont des écouteurs.
The students don't have a pencil sharpener.
Les élèves n'ont pas de taille-crayon.
The boys need binders and folders.
Les garçons ont besoin de classeurs et de dossiers.
The students have a lunch break from noon to 2:00 pm."
Les élèves ont une pause déjeuner de 12h00 à 14h00.
Emma's locker has a backpack and sneakers.
Le casier d'Emma a un sac à dos et des baskets.