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Usages of pauvre
Paul était pauvre autrefois, mais il ne veut plus en parler.
Paul was poor in the past, but he no longer wants to talk about it.
Même si elle est pauvre, Marie partage toujours ce qu’elle a avec ses proches.
Even though she is poor, Marie always shares what she has with her loved ones.
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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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