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Usages of le sel
Non, cela ne me dérange pas, mais je veux ajouter un peu de sel et de poivre.
No, it doesn't bother me, but I want to add a little salt and pepper.
Je prends le sel, mais je ne trouve pas le poivre.
I am taking the salt, but I cannot find the pepper.
Je fais cuire les œufs à la poêle et j’assaisonne avec du sel.
I cook the eggs in the frying pan and season with salt.
Elle assaisonne les légumes dans la poêle avec du poivre et du sel.
She seasons the vegetables in the pan with pepper and salt.
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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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