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Usages of fort
Je ne peux pas entendre Marie si tu parles trop fort.
I cannot hear Marie if you speak too loudly.
Après avoir quitté le silence de la bibliothèque, le bruit de la rue lui paraît très fort.
After leaving the silence of the library, the noise of the street seems very loud to him.
Au café, il trouve impoli de parler trop fort, et il aime les clients polis.
At the café, he finds it impolite to speak too loudly, and he likes polite customers.
Je me fâche quand quelqu’un parle trop fort.
I get angry when someone speaks too loudly.
Parfois, Paul ronfle trop fort la nuit.
Sometimes, Paul snores too loudly at night.
Le bruit est fort ce soir.
The noise is loud tonight.
La sirène des camions est très forte, mais elle rassure les habitants.
The siren of the trucks is very loud, but it reassures the residents.
Dans la grotte, l'écho de nos voix est fort.
In the cave, the echo of our voices is loud.
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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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