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[barren breach]

Please be patient

Our volunteers look into many questions every day; sometimes it takes them a little while to answer.

Pro tip: you can rename the thread title with `.tr <thread name>`

Make it descriptive, including relevant context, but also to the point. This way you improve your chances of getting a more relevant and specific answer.

[brisk walrus]

definite articles (le/la/les) vs indefinite articles (un/une/des) isn't about new topics or not, it's about specific or unspecific instances.

j'ai vu le chien de Thomas => I saw Thomas' dog (you're talking about a specific dog)
j'ai vu un chien => I saw a dog (doesn't matter the dog)

in your sentence, you're talking about a specific week, which is next week.

[dusk snow]

Oh, I was taught in university that it’s also about topics. Say, we didn’t mention Thomas’ dog before, hence I would probably use “un” without your explanation.

[brisk walrus]

I don't understand. If you want to talk about that specific dog, you would need to use "le"
"un" would mean any dog, doesn't matter which