Usages of manquer
Marie pense que rire est essentiel, car l’humour peut manquer dans une journée stressante.
Marie thinks that laughing is essential because humor can be lacking on a stressful day.
Il manque ta signature sur ce formulaire.
Your signature is missing on this form.
Le document est accepté, mais il manque la signature.
The document is accepted, but the signature is missing.
Il semble que la plante manque d’eau.
It seems that the plant lacks water.
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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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