When do you use une in place of la in french
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Joshua A.Kwiziq community member
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This question relates to:French lesson "Un/une = A or An (French Indefinite Articles)"
Asked 4 years ago
Hi Joshua,
It depends on your intended meaning. As the lesson explains, you would use "une" to express "a/an" or "one", whereas you would use "la" to express "the".
So for example:
J'ai une guitare = I have a guitar / I have one guitar.
J'ai la guitare = I have the guitar.
Hope this helps :)
Samuel G.Kwiziq community member
Hi..i want to know..how une works
For example : a car.
Why cant we say . Un voiture
Dele A.Kwiziq community member
This happens when the context admits a/an, i.e, indefinite article as opposed when the article 8s the which is definite.
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