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Usages of la peinture
Il vient d’acheter de la peinture rouge, pourtant il hésite encore à tout repeindre.
He has just bought some red paint, yet he is still hesitating to repaint everything.
Je viens de conseiller Marie de sortir un instant, car la peinture fraîche peut être toxique.
I have just advised Marie to step out for a moment, because the fresh paint can be toxic.
La peinture du plafond est blanche.
The paint on the ceiling is white.
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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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