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Usages of tourner
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.
Le sentier tourne à gauche, puis à droite près d’un vieux pont.
The trail turns left, then right near an old bridge.
Tourne à gauche au coin de la rue.
Turn left at the corner of the street.
Tourne à droite au coin de la rue.
Turn right at the corner of the street.
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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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