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Usages of la poêle
Cette poêle est meilleure que l’ancienne; elle chauffe mieux.
This pan is better than the old one; it heats better.
Elle assaisonne les légumes dans la poêle avec du poivre et du sel.
She seasons the vegetables in the pan with pepper and salt.
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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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