Nouns w/out Articles?

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Nouns w/out Articles?

I thought that in french, nouns must always have direct or indirect articles. But in the last sentence of this exercice, "cuillère et fourchette" aren't given any.

This question relates to:French writing exercise "A nice table "à la française""

Freeform Writing Exercise B2

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CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Drew,

The text says -

"... seront les couverts à dessert, cuiller et fourchette."

The 'les' refers to all that is mentioned and there is no need to repeat it.

Hope this helps!

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Nouns w/out Articles?

I thought that in french, nouns must always have direct or indirect articles. But in the last sentence of this exercice, "cuillère et fourchette" aren't given any.

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