Masculine singular definite article: le (luh) = the
le père (luh pehr) the father
l’ami (lahmee) the friend
Feminine singular definite article: la (lah) = the
la mère (mah mehr) the mother
l’amie (lahmee) the friend (woman)
In the French language, there are two genders – masculine and feminine.
The gender can be determined by the article: le (luh) = the for masculine and la (lah) = the for feminine.
The definite article is used before a noun that denotes a specific object when the context is known. Therefore, we use them constantly because we often talk about what we know.
If the noun begins with a vowel, le (luh) = the, la (lah) = the → l’ (l) = the
French people adore their articles!
Present tense of être = to be (3 part)
Conjugation of the verb être (ehtr) = to be:
Je suis. (zhuh swee) I am.
Tu es. (tew eh) You are.
Il, elle est. (eel ehl eh) He, she is.
Nous sommes. (noo sohm) We are.
Vous‿êtes. (voo zeht) You are.
Ils sont. (eel sohn) They are.
Preposition de
de (duh) referring to possession = ‘s
la mèrede Marina (lah mehr duh mahrinah) Marina‘s mother