All about "the"
The definite article
Most of us are familiar with the French word(s) for the long before we ever start learning the language — or at least we have a vague idea that it involves an L.
There are actually four words for the. (All involve an L.)
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Le
La
Les
L'
Le goes in front of masculine nouns:
Le poivron(The capsicum/bell pepper)
La goes in front of feminine nouns:
La banane (The banana)
L' goes before a noun that starts with a vowel, regardless of it's gender.
L'orange (The orange)
Les goes in front of plural nouns, regardless of their gender:
Les pommes (The apples)
Les is written the same, but can sound a bit different when it goes before a word that starts with a vowel.
Les aubergines (The aubergines/eggplants)
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