les Articles

All nouns in French have a gender, either masculine or feminine. For the most part, you must memorize the gender, but there are some endings of words that will help you decide which gender a noun is. Nouns ending in -age and -ment are usually masculine, as are nouns ending with a consonant. Nouns ending in -ure, -sion, -tion, -ence, -ance, -té, and -ette are usually feminine.Articles must agree in number and gender with the nouns they modify .
Articles must agree in number and gender with the nouns they modify

il y a deux types des articles.l'article defni et l'article indefini.
There are two kinds of articles in French:
1. Definite articles
2. Indefinite articles

• Definite articles : The French definite article corresponds to the in English . There are four forms of the French definite article i.e le,la,les,l'.

Definite article depends on three things: the noun's gender, number, and first letter. If the noun is plural, use les (for eg :les garçons(the boys) les filles (the girls). If it's singular starting with a vowel or mute h, use l' (for eg l'ami(the friend), l'homme(the man), l'histoire(the history). If it's masculine use le (for eg:le garçon(the boy) le père (the father) ) and la if it's feminine (for eg: la fille(the daughter) la mère(the mother).

Like the in english, the French definite article is used with a noun referring to a specific item . Unlike the, the French definite article is also used with mass nouns and plural nouns , and with abstract nouns. For example:
« J'aime le lait. » ("I like milk.")
« J'aime les romans. » ("I like novels.")
« Le capitalisme a transformé ce pays. » (Capitalism has transformed this country.")

• Indefinite articles :indefinite articles in French correspond to a, an, or one in English. The plural corresponds to some. There are three forms of the French indefinite article i.e un ,une .des

indefinite article also depends on two things: the noun's gender and number. If the noun is plural, use des (for eg :des garçons,des filles ). In case of indefinite atricle if the noun is starting with a vowel then it should be either masculine or feminine (for eg :un homme ,une amie). If it's singular masculine use un (for eg un garçon, un ami) and une if the noun is feminine( for eg: une fille, une amie )

Meaning and usage of the French indefinite article

The indefinite article usually refers to an unspecified person or thing.
J'ai trouvé un livre - I found a book.

Il veut une pomme - He wants an apple.

The indefinite article can also refer to just one of something:
Il y a un étudiant dans la salle - There is one student in the room

J'ai une soeur - I have one sister.

The plural indefinite article means some:
J'ai acheté des pommes - I bought some apples.

Veux-tu des livres ? - Do you want some books?

In a negative construction, the indefinite article changes to de, meaning any:
J'ai une pomme ==> Je n'ai pas de pommes.

I have an apple ==> I don't have any apple