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Usages of la matière
Marie étudie à l'université, et la matière qu'elle aime le plus est la biologie.
Marie studies at the university, and the subject she likes the most is biology.
À l'université, Paul trouve que la matière la plus difficile pour lui est la biologie.
At the university, Paul thinks that the most difficult subject for him is biology.
Ce semestre, Paul suit deux nouvelles matières dans un grand amphithéâtre.
This semester, Paul is taking two new subjects in a large lecture hall.
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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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