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Usages of le couloir
L’ampoule du couloir est cassée; j’appuie sur l’interrupteur, mais rien ne s’allume.
The hallway bulb is broken; I press the switch, but nothing turns on.
Attends-moi dans le couloir.
Wait for me in the hallway.
La nuit, elle tousse encore beaucoup et Paul l’entend tousser dans le couloir.
At night, she still coughs a lot and Paul hears her coughing in the hallway.
L'infirmière parle avec le médecin dans le couloir.
The nurse is talking with the doctor in the hallway.
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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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