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Usages of défendre
Dans notre pays, les gens défendent la liberté de parler et de vivre comme ils veulent.
In our country, people defend the freedom to speak and to live as they want.
Paul veut défendre sa famille.
Paul wants to defend his family.
Le professeur donne un exemple de citoyen actif qui défend ses voisins.
The teacher gives an example of an active citizen who defends his neighbors.
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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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