French definite articles: le/la/la

Definite articles are the words for “the”

The word “the” is called a definite article, and in French, there are three different words. There’s a masculine version, a feminine version and a plural version:

Masculine: le
Feminine: la
Plural: les

The one you use depends on the noun it goes in front of. If it’s in front of a masculine noun, you use “le”, it it’s in front of a feminine noun, you use “la”, and if it’s in front of a plural noun, you use “les”.

Masculine nouns

le café — the coffee
le thé — the tea

Feminine nouns

la table— the table
la réservation — the reservation

Plural nouns

les tables — the tables
les restaurants — the restaurants

Vowels and the letter H