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Usages of tandis que
Nous y retournons demain, tandis que ma tante reste à la maison.
We are going back there tomorrow, whereas my aunt is staying at home.
Je travaille au bureau, tandis que Marie reste à la maison.
I work at the office, whereas Marie stays at home.
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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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