Equivalent of English "the". It is placed before nouns. A definite article informs that it is about objects or people known, more precisely defined or already mentioned.
Forms:
| masculine: | |
| before a consonant and aspirated h | le |
| before a vowel and silent h | l' |
| feminine: | |
| before a consonant and aspirated h | la |
| before a vowel and silent h | l' |
| plural of both genders: | les |
Two prepositions merge with the article:
| article | de | à |
| + le | du | au |
| + la | de la | à la |
| + l' | de l' | à l' |
| + les | des | aux |
Definite article "le, la, les" is an equivalent of "the".