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Usages of à côté de
Je pose la souris à côté du clavier.
I put the mouse next to the keyboard.
La chaise est à côté de la table.
The chair is next to the table.
Quand elle se rendort, Paul ronfle doucement à côté d’elle.
When she falls back asleep, Paul snores softly next to her.
La louche est à côté de la passoire, juste derrière le mixeur.
The ladle is next to the colander, just behind the blender.
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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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