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Usages of la poignée
La poignée de la porte est cassée.
The door handle is broken.
La porte est coincée; la poignée ne tourne plus, nous attendons dehors.
The door is stuck; the handle no longer turns, we are waiting outside.
Tourne la poignée doucement.
Turn the handle gently.
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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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