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Usages of le match
Pendant le match, Marie marque un but et tout le monde autour du terrain est content.
During the game, Marie scores a goal and everyone around the field is happy.
Après le match, nous allons au café.
After the game, we go to the café.
Je ne veux pas rater ce match important.
I do not want to miss this important game.
Pendant le match du tournoi, notre équipe cherche à rester calme, même quand l’adversaire marque un but.
During the tournament game, our team tries to stay calm, even when the opponent scores a goal.
Paul cherche à rester calme pendant le match.
Paul tries to stay calm during the game.
Nous parlons avec la gagnante après le match dans le parc.
We talk with the winner after the game in the park.
Je veux rester calme autant que possible pendant le match.
I want to stay calm as much as possible during the game.
Paul reste souriant pendant le match.
Paul remains smiling during the game.
Nous avons beau marcher doucement, son genou reste gonflé depuis le match d’hier.
Even though we walk slowly, his knee has stayed swollen since yesterday’s game.
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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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