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Usages of dont
Je préfère la façon dont Marie explique les choses.
I prefer the way Marie explains things.
C’est le livre dont je te parle.
This is the book I am talking to you about.
Le débat porte sur la façon dont la littérature peut transmettre des émotions profondes.
The debate is about how literature can transmit deep emotions.
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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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