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Usages of noir
Le chat est noir.
The cat is black.
Le chien est noir aussi.
The dog is also black.
J’ai vu le chat noir.
I have seen the black cat.
Le chat qui mange la pomme est noir.
The cat that eats the apple is black.
La voiture a un frein noir.
The car has a black brake.
Marie choisit un pantalon noir parce qu'elle le trouve élégant.
Marie chooses black pants because she finds them elegant.
Ton sac noir est élégant.
Your black bag is elegant.
La fumée noire sort par les fenêtres du bâtiment.
Black smoke comes out through the windows of the building.
L’agrafeuse est sur le classeur noir, juste à côté du badge de Paul.
The stapler is on the black binder, right next to Paul’s badge.
Si la semelle se décolle encore, je rapporterai ces chaussures et je demanderai la même pointure en noir.
If the sole comes loose again, I will bring these shoes back and ask for the same size in black.
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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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