la

This is the 17th most frequent French word.


la

Feminine singular definite article: "the."


In this sentence, 'la' is used as a definite article for a feminine singular noun, meaning 'the'.

La maison est grande.

The house is big.


Here, 'la' is a direct object pronoun referring to a singular feminine thing or person, meaning 'her' or 'it'.

Je vais la voir demain.

I will see her tomorrow.


In this context, 'là' means 'there', indicating a location.

Là, sur la table, tu peux trouver le livre.

There, on the table, you can find the book.