Français 1: NOTES à + le, la, les, l'

What is a preposition?

• a grammatical part of speech

• a place in town

• a law in France

• an animal

Prepositions often indicate (a)   (EX: to the left, in front of, at, in, behind, etc.) or another type of relationship among nouns.

Mark all of the meanings of the preposition à. HINT: Il y a trois définitions!

• of

• at

• to

• in

What does it mean to "contract" words?

• To make the word agree in gender and number

• To write up a contract for them

• To conjugate a verb with a subject

• To combine two words into one

What is the contraction for à + le?

• there is no contraction, it stays the same

• aux

• au

• àle

What is the contraction for à + la?

• there is no contraction, it stays the same

• aux

• au

• àla

What is the contraction for à + les?

• there is no contraction, it stays the same

• aux

• au

• àles

What is the contraction for à + l'?

• there is no contraction, it stays the same

• aux

• au

• àl'

When would you use au to say at, to, or in a place?

• when you combine à with a singular masculine word like le parc

• when you combine à with a singular feminine word like la plage

• when you combine à with a singular word that starts with a vowel sound like l'école

• when you combine à with a plural word like les montagnes

When would you use à l' to say at, to, or in a place?

• when you combine à with a singular masculine word like le parc

• when you combine à with a singular feminine word like la plage

• when you combine à with a singular word that starts with a vowel sound like l'école

• when you combine à with a plural word like les montagnes