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Usages of à cause de
Quand elle se sent trop émue, elle craint de maigrir à cause du stress.
When she feels too moved, she fears losing weight because of stress.
Je reste à la maison à cause de la pluie.
I stay at home because of the rain.
Le camion de la police bloque une sortie de l’autoroute à cause d’un accident.
The police truck is blocking an exit of the highway because of an accident.
Le métro est bloqué à cause d'un accident.
The subway is blocked because of an accident.
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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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