A noun refers to a person, a thing or a concept. All nouns in French have a gender, either masculine or feminine. There are various ways to make a masculine person noun feminine.

When there is more than one of something, it is plural. To make a noun plural in French, you usually add 's', but there are exceptions, depending on the spelling.

Definite and indefinite articles are words for 'the' and 'a/an'. In French, the definite article ‘the’ changes depending on gender and quantity.

Partitive articles are 'some' and 'any' in English. In French, the partitive article is 'de', followed by the definite article.