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Usages of la boîte aux lettres
À la maison, la boîte aux lettres est pleine; mon oncle l’ouvre avec sa clé.
At home, the mailbox is full; my uncle opens it with his key.
Je laisse une carte dans la boîte aux lettres pour ma tante.
I leave a card in the mailbox for my aunt.
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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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