Title: All French Decks [languageatlas.com] / French A0/A1: Introduction to French [languageatlas.com] / Chapter 4: Articles / Plural form of: the and a [les and des]
Tags: French_A1_Articles_and_Nouns
On every note of this deck, unless a note says otherwise:
Explanation: Overview of Definite and Indefinite Articles
​ | Singular​ | Plural​
​Definite Articles | ​le, la, l' | ​les
​Indefinite Articles | ​un, une | ​des
When to use Les
If you want to use the plural form of le, la or l’ then you will use les.
In English, you can use “the“ for both singular and plural articles.
But, as you can see, if you want to pluralize le, la, or l’, then you will use les.
When to use Des
If you want to use the plural form of un and une then you will use des.
As you can see, if you want to pluralize un or une, then you will use des.
You may have noticed that I put “[some]” in the English translations of the sentences.
This is because in English, you don’t have to say “some“, when you refer to a small group.
When you say “I have dogs”, you are actually saying “I have some dogs”.
But, in English it is fine to omit the word “some“.
In French, you have to include the word “some“, so you get des.
Source: https://languageatlas.com/french-a1/when-to-use-les-and-des

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Le vélo rouge est derrière ____ vélos bleus.
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: The red bicycle is behind the blue bicycles.
[Back] Answer Sentence: Le vélo rouge est derrière les vélos bleus.
Author: Created by: Sam Denishin
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Answer of Blank Area: les

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: La petite montre est dans la boîte avec ____ vieilles montres.
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: The small watch is in the box with the old watches.
[Back] Answer Sentence: La petite montre est dans la boîte avec les vieilles montres.
Author: Created by: Sam Denishin
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Answer of Blank Area: les

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: De toutes ____ universités, je préfère la première université.
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: Of all the universities, I prefer the first university.
[Back] Answer Sentence: De toutes les universités, je préfère la première université.
Author: Created by: Sam Denishin
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Answer of Blank Area: les

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Il y a une voiture. – Non, il y a ____ voitures.
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: There is a car. – No there are [some] cars.
[Back] Answer Sentence: Il y a une voiture. – Non, il y a des voitures.
Author: Created by: Sam Denishin
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Answer of Blank Area: des

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Il y a un chien. – Non, il y a ____ chiens.
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: There is a dog. – No there are [some] dogs.
[Back] Answer Sentence: Il y a un chien. – Non, il y a des chiens.
Author: Created by: Sam Denishin
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Answer of Blank Area: des

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Il y a un garçon. – Non, il y a ____ garçons.
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: There is a boy. – No there are [some] boys.
[Back] Answer Sentence: Il y a un garçon. – Non, il y a des garçons.
Author: Created by: Sam Denishin
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Answer of Blank Area: des