Why Le instead of La

Question

I found a sentence "elle fait *une bonne tarte aux fruits et elle invite des amis pour *le goûter" in the dictation exercise that I took today. In this case, why they use "le" for "une bonne tarte aux fruits"?

Accepted Answer

Hi Win,
It is 'le goûter' as it means the tea time meal but I do agree that it is somewhat misleading...

Answer

Bonjour Win !
Here it depends what you're meaning to say:
- She's inviting some friends to taste it   -> pour la goûter
- She's inviting some friends for tea time   -> pour le goûter
Both are equally correct, just meaning different things ;)
I hope that's helpful!Bonne journée !

Answer

Thanks! That makes sense, but I had never heard of "le goûter" as teatime.(thought the French left tea time to the Brits!)