diff --git a/reversal/tokeniser.go b/reversal/tokeniser.go
index dcb91e0..c4b38c4 100644
--- a/reversal/tokeniser.go
+++ b/reversal/tokeniser.go
@@ -658,6 +658,9 @@ func (t *Tokeniser) MatchArticle(word string) (string, bool) {
 		}
 	}
 	if t.isFrenchLanguage() {
+		if artType, ok := matchFrenchAttachedArticle(lower); ok {
+			return artType, true
+		}
 		switch lower {
 		case "l'", "l’", "d'", "d’", "j'", "j’", "m'", "m’", "t'", "t’", "s'", "s’", "n'", "n’", "c'", "c’", "qu'", "qu’", "de l'", "de l’", "de la", "les", "au", "aux", "du":
 			return "definite", true
@@ -669,6 +672,23 @@ func (t *Tokeniser) MatchArticle(word string) (string, bool) {
 	return "", false
 }
 
+func matchFrenchAttachedArticle(lower string) (string, bool) {
+	for _, prefix := range frenchElisionPrefixes {
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(lower, prefix) {
+			continue
+		}
+		rest := strings.TrimPrefix(lower, prefix)
+		if rest == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(rest, "'") && !strings.HasPrefix(rest, "’") {
+			continue
+		}
+		return "definite", true
+	}
+	return "", false
+}
+
 // tokenAmbiguous is an internal sentinel used during Pass 1 to mark
 // dual-class base forms that need disambiguation in Pass 2.
 const tokenAmbiguous TokenType = -1
diff --git a/reversal/tokeniser_test.go b/reversal/tokeniser_test.go
index 840a87c..dd90f60 100644
--- a/reversal/tokeniser_test.go
+++ b/reversal/tokeniser_test.go
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func TestTokeniser_MatchArticle_FrenchExtended(t *testing.T) {
 		{"aux", "definite", true},
 		{"du", "definite", true},
 		{"des", "indefinite", true},
-		{"l'enfant", "", false},
+		{"l'enfant", "definite", true},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {