Definite articles​ in English

In English,The definite article "THE" introduces a specific noun."THE" is used with all nouns: both singular and plural nouns, nouns that refer to the masculine gender (like man), nouns that are clearly feminine (like actress), and those that have no gender (like table, car, and most nouns in English).

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I went to THE party with Paul. (party is a singular noun with no gender

THE girl ran a good race. (girl is a singular noun with feminine gender)

I gave THE boys a snack. (boys is a plural noun with masculine gender )

 She returned THE books to Marion. (books is a plural noun with no gender)

Definite articles in French ​

In French, There are four forms of the definite article: LE,LA,L',LES

The form that is used depends on the gender (masculine or feminine) and the number (singular or plural) of the noun it introduces.

    Use LA with feminine nouns:        LA musique    LA glace

    Use LE with masculine nouns:      LE chocolat   LE roman

    Use L' with any singular noun that begins with a vowel whether

    the noun is masculine or feminine:L'école (feminine)  L'anglais (masculine)

    Use LES with all plural nouns

    whether masculine or feminine:    LES filles (feminine)   LES garçons (masculine)

When you say that you like something, you must always use the definite article before the noun.

    J’aime la musique. (I love music.)