les déterminants

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A determiner is a word that determines or qualifies the meaning of a noun by expressing such concepts as quantity or definiteness. There is never more than one determiner per noun and it is always placed before the noun. Determiners always agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify.

1. Articles are the main group of determiners in French. There are three categories of articles: definite, indefinite, and partitive.

• Definite articles (le, la, les) are used when the noun is specific. They are all translated as 'the' in English.A determiner is a word that determines or qualifies the meaning of a noun by expressing such concepts as quantity or definiteness. There is never more than one determiner per noun and it is always placed before the noun. Determiners always agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify.

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• 1. Articles are the main group of determiners in French. There are three categories of articles: definite, indefinite, and partitive.

• Definite articles (le, la, les) are used when the noun is specific. They are all translated as 'the' in English.

• Indefinite articles (un, une, des) introduce nouns that are not specific. They are translated as 'a' or 'an' in English.

• Partitive articles (du, de la, de l') are used to introduce mass nouns, that is nouns that are conceived of as a mass of indeterminate quantity. They are usually translated as 'some' in English. (Sometimes English doesn’t have an article at all).

2. Demonstrative determiners (ce, cet, cette, ces) point out something, typically something within sight of the speaker/listener. They may be translated in English as 'this', 'that','these', 'those' depending on the number (singular or plural) and proximity (near or far).

3. Possessive determiners (mon, ma, mes, etc.) indicate ownership or possession like 'my', 'your' 'his', 'her', 'our', 'their'.