le lit or lit?

Ray51Fri, 07 May 2010 14:41:55 -0500
If someone asks you what is french for bed. Do you tell them "le lit" or "lit."
Marie-Claire RivièreMon, 17 May 2010 00:55:03 -0500
Salut Ray 51,

"lit" in the French word for "bed".

In French a noun is most of the time preceded by an article.

In this case "le" is the definite article that identifies the gender of the noun (masculine).

So "le lit" in English would be "the bed".

I hope this helps!

 bientôt!

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