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Usages of sonner
Le téléphone sonne, mais personne ne répond.
The phone is ringing, but nobody is answering.
Mon réveil sonne à six heures.
My alarm clock rings at six o'clock.
Le facteur apporte souvent des lettres, mais aujourd’hui c’est la factrice qui sonne à la porte.
The mailman often brings letters, but today it is the mailwoman who rings at the door.
Ils se sentent plus équilibrés quand ils passent une journée entière dehors sans que leurs téléphones ne sonnent.
They feel more balanced when they spend a whole day outside without their phones ringing.
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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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