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Usages of comment
Si tu t’ennuies, je peux te montrer comment dessiner un chat.
(If you are bored, I can show you how to draw a cat.)
Comment vas-tu?
How are you?
Je nettoie le sol pour lui montrer comment procéder, et il trouve la tâche moins difficile désormais.
I am cleaning the floor to show him how to proceed, and he finds the task less difficult now.
Nous ne savons pas comment décorer le balcon pour la fête.
We don't know how to decorate the balcony for the party.
Marie explique comment réparer la rambarde du balcon avant l’hiver.
Marie explains how to fix the balcony railing before winter arrives.
Paul sait comment réagir calmement.
Paul knows how to react calmly.
Je suis curieux de savoir comment ils organisent les tâches de ménage.
I am curious to know how they organize the housework tasks.
Le professeur montre comment une auteure de littérature et de poésie peut aider à comprendre les émotions les plus fragiles.
The teacher shows how a literature and poetry author can help people understand the most fragile emotions.
Plus tard, ma fiancée raconte à mon neveu et à ma nièce comment nous nous sommes rencontrés.
Later, my fiancée tells my nephew and my niece how we met.
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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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