Notes I took during this lesson: Background Information: Noun - a word used to identify a class of people, places, or things Examples: Jenny is my sister. ["Jenny" is the noun because she is a person] I live in Australia. ["Australia" is the noun because this is a place] His car was giving us trouble. ["Car" is the noun because this is a thing] Adjective - a word or phrase naming an attribute that is added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it Examples: They live in a beautiful house. ["Beautiful" is the adjective because it describes the noun, "house"] He writes meaningless letters. ["Meaningless" is the adjective because it modifies/describes the noun, "letters"] She was wearing a sleeveless shirt. ["Sleeveless" is the adjective because it describes the noun, "shirt"] Verb - a word used to describe an action or occurrence which forms the main part of a sentence Examples: Anthony is throwing the football. ["Throwing" is the verb because it is an action/occurrence] The dog ran across the yard. ["Ran" is the verb because it is an action] She accepted the job offer. ["Accepted" is the verb because it is an action] Adverb - a word or expression that modifies a verb, adjective, or sentence to express place, time, manner, circumstance, cause, degree, etc. to answer what?, how?, when?, where?, why?. Examples: Jessica coughed loudly to get his attention. ["Loudly" is the adverb because it modifies the verb "cough" and expresses cause/circumstance → answers the "what?", “how?”, "why?"] He greedily ate the chocolate cake. ["Greedily" is the adverb because it modifies the verb "eat" and expresses manner → answers the “what?” + "how?"] The child ran to his mother happily. ["Happily" is the adverb because it modifies the verb "run" and expresses manner → answers the “what?” + "how?"] Superlative - a word used to express the degree of the quality of an adjective or an adverb Examples: He is the bravest out of his teammates. ["Bravest" is the superlative because it is the highest degree of "brave"] Superman is the least powerful when he is exposed to Kryptonite. ["Least powerful" is the superlative because it is a degree of "powerful"] Trains are the most expensive transport in London. ["Most expensive" is the superlative because it expresses the highest degree of "expensive"] French Definite Articles: Definite Article - A grammatical term that typically comes before a noun but can also come before an adjective or a superlative [see "Background Information" above for help] There is only one Definite Article in English → "The" Examples: 1. The moon 2. The train 3. The cat There are four Definite Articles in French → Le, La, Les, L’ [all of which mean “The”] Le = used when the following word is masculine La = used when the following word is feminine Les = used when the following word is plural (has an “s” at the end of it) L’ = used when the following word begins with a vowel or an “h” Examples: Le (masculine) 1. Le cinéma = The cinema/movies 2. Le sac = The bag 3. Le bateau = The boat 4. Le stylo = The pen 5. Le chocolat = The chocolate 6. Le ballon = The ball 7. Le tableau = The painting 8. Le livre* = The book 9. Le verre* = The glass 10. Le téléphone* = The telephone 11. Le garçon = The boy 12. Le chat = The cat 13. Le japon = Japan 14. Le portugal = Portugal La (feminine) 1. La tomate = The tomato 2. La table = The table 3. La chaise = The chair 4. La voiture = The car 5. La cassette = The cassette 6. La carotte = The carrot 7. La banane = The banana 8. La porte = The door 9. La télévision* = The television 10. La fille = The girl 11. La femme = The woman 12. La chatte = The cat 13. La france = France 14. La belgique = Belgium Les (plural, unisex) 1. Les tables = The tables 2. Les chaises = The chairs 3. Les voitures - The cars 4. Les ballons = The balls L’ (vowels/”h”, unisex) 1. L’arbre = The tree 2. L’hôpital = The hospital 3. L’ordinateur = The computer 4. L’homme = The man 5. L'angleterre = England Not sure when to use Le or La? Use the 75% Rule: A French word that has an “e” and an “uh” sound at the end of it is likely to be feminine 75% of the time → in this case, “La” would be used However, there are exceptions to this rule because it is effective only 75% of the time → Examples marked with a * are some of the exceptions in this lesson

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Summary / main point to make it easier for u ☺ L' = used with vowels or "h" silent La = used with feminine words Le = used with masculine words Les = used with plural ( ex. Les tables )

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