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Usages of l'
Soudain, il décrit un trajet plus facile pour rejoindre la ville, et je l’observe avec attention.
Suddenly, he describes an easier route to reach the city, and I watch him closely.
Soudain, il décide de déménager pour réduire son trajet quotidien, et je l’aide à rassembler ses affaires.
Suddenly, he decides to move to shorten his daily commute, and I help him gather his things.
Paul avait déjà lavé le plancher quand tu es arrivé pour l’aider à nettoyer.
Paul had already washed the floor when you arrived to help him clean.
Le sport l'aide quand la situation devient stressante.
Sport helps him when the situation becomes stressful.
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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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