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Usages of commencer
Je commence à croire que nous pouvons grandir beaucoup quand nous voyageons.
I am beginning to believe that we can grow a lot when we travel.
Tu commences à chanter maintenant.
You are beginning to sing now.
Le repas familial commence.
The family meal begins.
Ma journée commence tôt avec un café et un peu de musique.
My day starts early with a coffee and some music.
Un enfant commence à paniquer, mais sa mère lui parle doucement.
A child starts to panic, but his mother speaks to him gently.
La rentrée commence lundi, et Marie prépare déjà son inscription à l’université.
The start of the school year begins on Monday, and Marie is already preparing her registration at the university.
Plus la rentrée approche, plus Marie se sent prête à commencer cette nouvelle étape.
The closer the start of the school year gets, the more ready Marie feels to begin this new stage.
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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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