In English, when you want to refer to a noun (person, place or thing), you use an indefinite article: a or an
In French, when referring to a singular noun, you use an indefinite article: un for masculine nouns and une for feminine nouns.
In French, when you want to refer to a plural noun, you use the plural indefinite article des for both masculine and feminine nouns.
- Singular masculine = just 1 – a cat, un chat
- Singular feminine = just 1 – a turtle, une tortue
- Plural = more than one – some cats, des chats, some turtles, des tortues
