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Elle travaille en France maintenant.

Elle travaille en France maintenant.
She works in France now.
From Lesson 34:Prepositions for cities and countries (à, en, au, aux)·French

Breakdown of Elle travaille en France maintenant.

elle
she
maintenant
now
travailler
to work
en
in, to
la France
France

Questions & Answers about Elle travaille en France maintenant.

Why do we use en before France instead of à or au?
In French, countries have genders, and France is feminine. We always use the preposition en to say "in" or "to" when talking about feminine countries.
How can I tell that France is a feminine country?
A great trick is to look at the last letter. Almost all French country names that end in the letter 'e' are feminine, like la France, l'Espagne, or la Chine.
Why does the verb travaille end in an 'e' here?
Travaille comes from the regular verb travailler (to work). When talking about il (he) or elle (she), you drop the "-er" ending and just add an "-e".
Could I put maintenant (now) somewhere else in the sentence?
Yes! You can put it at the very beginning to emphasize it: Maintenant, elle travaille en France. But putting it at the end, as in this sentence, is very common and natural.

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