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Usages of du
Le jardinier coupe une branche du vieux pommier.
The gardener cuts a branch from the old apple tree.
Plus je lis les messages du secrétariat, moins je trouve la procédure compliquée.
The more I read the messages from the office, the less complicated I find the procedure.
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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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