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Usages of la confiture
Je mets de la confiture sur cette tranche.
I put jam on that slice.
Paul préfère le beurre de cacahuète, mais Marie choisit la confiture.
Paul prefers peanut butter, but Marie chooses jam.
Auparavant, je mettais du beurre de cacahuète; maintenant, je préfère la confiture.
Previously, I used to put peanut butter; now, I prefer jam.
Au petit-déjeuner, je mange une tartine avec du beurre et de la confiture.
For breakfast, I eat a slice of bread with butter and jam.
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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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