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Usages of le pantalon
J'achète un pantalon bleu.
I buy a blue pair of pants.
Marie choisit un pantalon noir parce qu'elle le trouve élégant.
Marie chooses black pants because she finds them elegant.
Mon pantalon est trop large.
My pants are too loose.
En été, Paul porte souvent un short bleu au lieu d’un pantalon.
In summer, Paul often wears blue shorts instead of pants.
Dans la cabine, ma fille dit que ce pantalon lui va mieux que l’autre.
In the fitting room, my daughter says that these pants fit her better than the other pair.
Marie essaie ce pantalon dans la cabine.
Marie is trying on these pants in the fitting room.
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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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