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Usages of par contre
Je suis paresseux le dimanche, par contre Marie se lève tôt.
I am lazy on Sundays; however, Marie gets up early.
Son frère est malin aussi, par contre il parle trop vite.
Her brother is clever too; however, he speaks too fast.
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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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