la chose

Usages of la chose

J’ai tellement de choses à faire ce soir que je ne sais pas par où commencer.
I have so many things to do this evening that I do not know where to start.
Marie voit la chose dans le jardin.
Marie sees the thing in the garden.
Je commence à apprendre de nouvelles choses tous les jours.
I am starting to learn new things every day.
La meilleure solution pour économiser est d’acheter moins de choses inutiles.
The best solution to save money is to buy fewer useless things.
Paul pense que chaque endroit a sa propre chose unique à découvrir.
Paul thinks that each place has its own unique thing to discover.
Je préfère la façon dont Marie explique les choses.
I prefer the way Marie explains things.
Je veux la même chose.
I want the same thing.
Dans ce village, les choses se disent directement, et cela me plaît.
In this village, things are said directly, and I like that.
Son stage est mal payé, mais elle apprend beaucoup de choses utiles.
Her internship is poorly paid, but she learns many useful things.

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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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