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Usages of la place
Nous rencontrons Marie au milieu de la place.
We meet Marie in the middle of the square.
On se rejoint sur la place.
We meet up in the square.
Un incendie commence dans un vieux bâtiment près de la place.
A fire starts in an old building near the square.
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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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