In French, all nouns have a gender; they are either
masculine or feminine. Articles change depending on the gender of the noun that follows, and whether it is singular or plural. Nouns denoting to male persons are generally masculine and those which refer to female persons are usually feminine:
Les articles définis - (the):
le (masc. singulier) Ex. le garçon (the boy) le stylo (the pen) la (féminin singulier) Ex.la fille (the girl) la gomme (the eraser) l’ (before a vowel or h) Ex. l’homme (the man) l’ordinateur (the computer) les (masculine or feminine plural) Ex. les garçons, les stylos, les filles les gommes, les hommes, les ordinateurs Les articles Indéfinis : (a) un (masculin singulier) Ex. un garçon (a boy) un stylo (a pen) une(féminin singulier) Ex. une fille (a girl) une gomme (an eraser) des (masculin et féminin pluriel) ex. des garçons des stylos des filles des gommes Subject pronouns. Singular Plural Je – I Nous – We Tu – You (informal) Vous – You (formal) Il - He Ils – They (masc. plural) Elle – She Elles- They (fem. plural) Verb Avoir – To have (Present Tense) Singular Plural J’ai –I have Nous avons – We have Tu as–You have(informal) Vous avez -You have (formal) Il a – He has Ils ont – They have Elle a – She has Elles ont - They have