Salut ! Welcome to Gina's French Lessons! Today, I will be teaching you definite articles in French.

French has gendered articles, either masculine or feminine.

When the word is "masculine", you use "le". When it's feminine, you use "la".

When it's plural (m. or f.), you use "les."

When it starts with a silent "h" or a vowel, "le" and "la" are shortened to "l'".

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Masculine:

Le village - The village

Le pont - the bridge

Feminine:

La ville - the city

La région - the region

Plural:

Les villages - the villages

Les villes - the cities

L':

L'océan - the ocean

L'ami - the friend

L'île - the island

L'autoroute - the highway