French GCSE
Definite articles
What Definite articles means in French GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Definite articles
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The words le and les, where le is pronounced with a schwa sound and les with an 'ay' sound, and this is the only auditory difference between the singular and plural phrases.
Topics that use Definite articles
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- Adjective agreement
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- Consonant substitutions
- Grammatical markers
- Impersonal expressions
- Listening comprehension strategies
- Phonetics and pronunciation
- Plurality in spoken French
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