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Usages of détester
Marie déteste quand Paul fume dans la maison.
Marie hates it when Paul smokes in the house.
Il promet de ne plus fumer à l’intérieur, car il déteste l’air pollué.
He promises not to smoke indoors anymore, because he hates polluted air.
Je déteste faire la vaisselle après le dîner.
I hate doing the dishes after dinner.
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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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