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Usages of terminer
Tu peux me prêter le livre dont tu as déjà terminé la lecture ?
Can you lend me the book that you have already finished reading?
Je termine le livre.
I finish the book.
Sans la souris, je ne peux pas terminer le programme.
Without the mouse, I cannot finish the program.
Paul termine ses devoirs tôt aujourd'hui.
Paul finishes his homework early today.
Après avoir terminé le premier chapitre, Marie choisit un personnage important.
After finishing the first chapter, Marie chooses an important character.
Quand elle aura terminé son résumé, elle l’enverra à son professeur.
When she has finished her summary, she will send it to her teacher.
Quand ils auront terminé leurs recherches, ils chercheront un travail d’ingénieur ou d’avocat.
When they have finished their research, they will look for a job as an engineer or a lawyer.
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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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