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Usages of à l'heure
Je cours suffisamment vite pour arriver à l'heure.
I run fast enough to arrive on time.
Marie arrive à l'école à l'heure.
Marie arrives at school on time.
Le directeur arrive à l'heure.
The director arrives on time.
La plupart arrivent à l'heure.
Most arrive on time.
Si tu veux arriver à l'heure, tu dois marcher plus vite.
If you want to arrive on time, you must walk faster.
Pour que le dîner soit prêt à l'heure, Paul commence à cuisiner pendant que Marie se connecte à la visioconférence.
So that dinner is ready on time, Paul starts cooking while Marie connects to the videoconference.
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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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