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Malgré la diversité, nous partageons des valeurs telles que la paix.

Malgré la diversité, nous partageons des valeurs telles que la paix.
Despite diversity, we share values such as peace.
From Lesson 357:Giving examples (tel que)·French

Questions & Answers about Malgré la diversité, nous partageons des valeurs telles que la paix.

Why is it telles que instead of just tel que?
The phrase tel que (such as) must agree in gender and number with the noun it describes. Since it is introducing examples of des valeurs (values), which is a feminine plural noun, it takes the feminine plural form telles que.
Wait, does telles que agree with valeurs or with la paix?
It always agrees with the noun that comes before it—the broad category you are about to give examples for. Here, that category is des valeurs (feminine plural). It does not agree with the specific example that follows it (la paix).
Could I use bien que instead of malgré at the start of this sentence?
No, because they require different grammar structures despite having similar meanings. Malgré (despite) is a preposition and must be followed directly by a noun or pronoun (like la diversité). Bien que (although) is a conjunction and must be followed by a full clause with a subject and a verb in the subjunctive.
Why do we say la paix and la diversité with articles, when English just says 'peace' and 'diversity'?
In French, abstract nouns and broad concepts almost always require a definite article (le, la, or les). While English drops the article when talking about concepts like 'peace' or 'diversity' in a general sense, French keeps it.

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