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Usages of en
Si tu cherches le goûter, il y en a encore dans la cuisine.
If you are looking for the snack, there is still some there in the kitchen.
Marie en mange.
Marie eats some.
Marie achète des raisins pour le dessert, mais elle regrette de ne pas en avoir acheté davantage.
Marie buys some grapes for dessert, but she regrets not having bought more.
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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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