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Usages of quelque chose
Je dois remplacer cette vieille chaise par quelque chose de plus confortable.
I have to replace this old chair with something more comfortable.
Le chat mange quelque chose.
The cat eats something.
Est-ce que cela vous dérange si je cuisine quelque chose tout de suite ?
Do you mind if I cook something right away?
Sans liste, j’oublie toujours quelque chose d’important au magasin.
Without a list, I always forget something important at the store.
Pour Paul, la poésie transmet quelque chose de plus profond que les articles de journal.
For Paul, poetry conveys something deeper than newspaper articles.
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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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