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Usages of la faute
Je corrige ma faute en écrivant la phrase correctement.
(I correct my mistake by writing the sentence correctly.)
Il n'y a pas de faute dans le livre.
There is no mistake in the book.
Paul décrit chaque étape du projet, et j’observe avec attention pour ne pas faire de faute.
Paul describes each step of the project, and I watch carefully so as not to make a mistake.
Après avoir traduit le texte, Marie lit encore sa traduction pour corriger les fautes.
After having translated the text, Marie reads her translation again to correct the mistakes.
Le professeur souligne les fautes d’orthographe avec un stylo rouge.
The teacher underlines the spelling mistakes with a red pen.
Plus elle relit sa candidature, plus elle remarque de petites fautes.
The more she rereads her application, the more she notices small mistakes.
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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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