Breakdown of Paul vide la soucoupe de peur que l’eau y reste.
Paul
Paul
l'eau
the water
rester
to stay, to remain
y
there
vider
to empty
la soucoupe
the plant saucer
de peur que
for fear that
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“How does grammatical gender work in French?”
Every French noun is either masculine or feminine, and this affects the articles and adjectives used with it. "Le" is used with masculine nouns and "la" with feminine ones. Adjectives also change form to match — for example, "petit" (masc.) becomes "petite" (fem.).
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