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Usages of la pluie
Je reste à la maison à cause de la pluie.
I stay at home because of the rain.
Marie aime écouter la pluie.
Marie likes listening to the rain.
Un grand nuage gris annonce souvent la pluie.
A large gray cloud often signals rain.
Le soir, elle lit un roman tout en écoutant la pluie, et cela l’aide à dormir.
In the evening, she reads a novel while listening to the rain, and that helps her sleep.
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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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