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Usages of balayer
Je balaie la cuisine avec le balai pendant que tu prépares le café.
I sweep the kitchen with the broom while you make coffee.
Après le dîner, il balaie le sol et elle essuie la table avec un torchon.
After dinner, he sweeps the floor and she wipes the table with a dishcloth.
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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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