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Usages of utile
Le micro-ondes est utile quand nous avons peu de temps, mais le four est plus utile pour les gâteaux.
The microwave is useful when we have little time, but the oven is more useful for cakes.
Cette table est trop large pour la cuisine, mais elle est très utile quand nous avons des invités.
This table is too wide for the kitchen, but it is very useful when we have guests.
Ce message est utile.
This message is useful.
Ce pour quoi cette méthode est utile, c’est pour comprendre les petites nuances de la langue.
What this method is useful for is understanding the small nuances of the language.
Son stage est mal payé, mais elle apprend beaucoup de choses utiles.
Her internship is poorly paid, but she learns many useful things.
Plus tard, dans son journal intime, elle veut se souvenir du jour où elle s’est sentie vraiment utile.
Later, in her diary, she wants to remember the day when she felt really useful.
Paul trouve ces outils numériques utiles, mais il coupe Internet après dix heures.
Paul finds these digital tools useful, but he cuts off the internet after ten o'clock.
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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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