- There’s a cat.
- There are some cats.
- There’s a woman.

- Il y a un chat.
- Il y a des chats.
- Il y a une femme.

In English we say a cat and an elephant, because we have the rule for adding the ‘n’ before a vowel. In French they have their own rule, adding an ‘e’ before a feminine word (une femme) or if there are ‘some elephants‘ they say ‘des éléphants‘.

These are all examples of the indefinite article because we’re not talking about a specific object, but the object in general. A cat not the cat.

As with the definite article, this shouldn’t be a major stumbling block, just bear it in mind as you carry on your way and it’ll soon fall into place as it’s used all the time.

Exercise: un homme danse avec la femme.
Which words are definite, indefinite, masculine or feminine?

Any questions or answers to the exercise can go in the comments section.