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Usages of aux
Je vais aux toilettes et je reviens.
I am going to the restroom and I will come back.
Marie parle aux invités maintenant.
Marie is talking to the guests now.
Le policier explique le danger aux enfants pour éviter les accidents.
The police officer explains the danger to the children to avoid accidents.
Le professeur demande aux élèves bavards de parler plus doucement.
The teacher asks the talkative students to speak more softly.
Sur ce réseau social, son profil est simple, et il répond aux questions du forum.
On this social network, his profile is simple, and he answers questions on the forum.
Pendant le cours, le professeur nous demande de prêter attention aux petites nuances.
During class, the teacher asks us to pay attention to the small nuances.
L'orage fait peur aux enfants.
The storm scares the children.
Le dimanche, ils ramassent les déchets dans le parc et expliquent le tri aux enfants.
On Sundays, they pick up trash in the park and explain sorting to the children.
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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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