la/la/
pronoun / noun · A1 · Frequency 2117
pronounfeminine
Meanings
her, it (direct object pronoun, feminine)
Used as a direct object pronoun referring to a feminine singular noun.
Examples
La maison que tu vois là-bas est très ancienne.
The house you see over there is very old.
Je l'ai vue hier au marché, la femme que tu connais.
I saw her yesterday at the market, the woman you know.
Collocations
- la maison est grande et lumineuseThe house is big and bright
- Je la vois tous les joursI see her every day
- Je vais là pour te rencontrerI am going there to meet you
Common mistakes
J'aime la amie de Paul.
J'aime l'amie de Paul.
The feminine singular definite article la must elide to l' before a noun beginning with a vowel or silent h; la amie is not correct. The lemma la becomes l' before amie.
Related words
nounmasculine
Meanings
la, the note 'A' in music
Refers to the musical note 'A', commonly used in solfège.
Examples
Le professeur a demandé de chanter le la avec précision.
The teacher asked us to sing the note A accurately.
J'ai reconnu un la dès les premières notes du morceau.
I recognized an A as soon as the first notes of the piece were played.
Cette mélodie commence par un la tenu pendant deux temps.
This melody begins with an A held for two beats.
Collocations
- Le la est une note fondamentale en musiqueLa is a fundamental note in music
- On accorde le violon en laThe violin is tuned to A (la)
- Le la correspond à la note A dans la gammeLa corresponds to the note A in the scale
Common mistakes
la (阴性冠词)
la (音符)
As a noun, it refers to the musical note 'la', often confused with the feminine definite article 'la'.
le la
la
The musical note 'la' as a noun does not take the article 'le'.
Related words
synonymla notethe note