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Usages of au
Ils déjeunent à la cantine et prennent un sandwich au fromage.
They have lunch at the cafeteria and have a cheese sandwich.
Après le tennis, ils mangent souvent un sandwich au fromage dans le parc.
After tennis, they often eat a cheese sandwich in the park.
Je prépare un sandwich au fromage.
I am preparing a cheese sandwich.
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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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