The

"The" in French

colloquial or regional usage

(the + comparative, the + comparative)

comp.

(the + comparative, the + comparative)

l'

(article)

la

(article)

le

(article)

le

(introducing dates in a letter, such as "the 1st of May 2025")

le

(with a superlative)

les

(article)

les

(with an adjectival noun, as in “the hungry” to mean “hungry people”)

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